Stats NZ Geographic Data Service :: tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2008-10:feed:data:mapstream=27719:category=401189:sort=rStats NZhttps://datafinder.stats.govt.nz//Ward 2023 (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2022-11:layers:1111902022-11-30T22:21:32.901116+00:00
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<p>This dataset is the definitive version of the annually released ward boundaries as at 1 January 2023 as defined by the territorial authorities and Local Government Commission and maintained by Stats NZ. This version contains 224 wards, excluding ‘area outside ward’.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections. </p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards are defined at meshblock level, and do not coincide with the statistical area 1 (SA1) geography or the statistical area 2 (SA2) geographies. </p>
<p></p>
<p>**Numbering **</p>
<p>Wards are numbered based on their corresponding territorial authority. Each ward has a unique five-digit number. The first three digits represent the territorial authority that the ward lies within. The following two digits are sequential and represent the number of wards within a territorial authority. For example, Westland District (057) has three wards, which are coded 05701, 05702, and 05703. </p>
<p></p>
<p>Some territorial authorities do not use wards. In the classification, these territorial authorities use ‘99’ for the last two digits of the ward code, and the descriptor “Area Outside Ward”. </p>
<p></p>
<p><strong>Generalised version</strong></p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes.</p>
<p></p>
<p><strong>Macrons</strong></p>
<p>Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The column name for those without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’.</p>
<p></p>
<p><strong>Digital data</strong></p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.</p>
<p></p>
<p>To download geographic classifications in table formats such as CSV please use <a href="https://aria.stats.govt.nz/aria/">Ariā </a></p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 30 Nov 2022<br />
Ward 2023 Clipped (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2022-11:layers:1111892022-11-30T22:16:32.123208+00:00
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<p>This dataset is the definitive version of the annually released ward boundaries as at 1 January 2023 as defined by the territorial authorities and Local Government Commission and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian) clipped to the coastline. This clipped version has been created for cartographic purposes and so does not fully represent the official full extent boundaries. This version contains 224 wards, excluding ‘area outside ward’.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards are defined at meshblock level, and do not coincide with the statistical area 1 (SA1) geography or the statistical area 2 (SA2) geographies. </p>
<p></p>
<p>**Numbering **</p>
<p>Wards are numbered based on their corresponding territorial authority. Each ward has a unique five-digit number. The first three digits represent the territorial authority that the ward lies within. The following two digits are sequential and represent the number of wards within a territorial authority. For example, Westland District (057) has three wards, which are coded 05701, 05702, and 05703. </p>
<p></p>
<p>Some territorial authorities do not use wards. In the classification, these territorial authorities use ‘99’ for the last two digits of the ward code, and the descriptor “Area Outside Ward”. </p>
<p></p>
<p><strong>Clipped version</strong></p>
<p>This clipped version has been created for cartographic purposes and so does not fully represent the official full extent boundaries.</p>
<p></p>
<p><strong>Macrons</strong></p>
<p>Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The column name for those without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’.</p>
<p></p>
<p><strong>Digital data</strong></p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.</p>
<p></p>
<p>To download geographic classifications in table formats such as CSV please use <a href="https://aria.stats.govt.nz/aria/">Ariā</a></p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 30 Nov 2022<br />
Ward 2022 Clipped (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2021-12:layers:1066982021-12-01T04:49:46.143532+00:002021-12-01T04:48:27.975827+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 01 Dec 2021</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of annually released ward boundaries for 2022 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian), clipped to the coastline. This clipped version has been created for map creation/cartographic purposes and so does not fully represent the official full extent boundaries. This version contains 226 wards, excluding area outside ward and a total of 239 features.</p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system. Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections.</p>
<p>Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The name field without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’.</p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes.</p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 01 Dec 2021<br />
Updated: 01 Dec 2021<br />
Ward 2022 (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2021-12:layers:1066972021-12-01T04:42:11.281845+00:002021-12-01T04:40:34.339643+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 01 Dec 2021</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of annually released ward boundaries for 2022 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). This version contains 226 wards, excluding area outside ward and a total of 239 features.</p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system. Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections.</p>
<p>Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The name field without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’.</p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes.</p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 01 Dec 2021<br />
Updated: 01 Dec 2021<br />
Ward 2015 (clipped)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2021-07:layers:1057782021-07-29T21:23:17.679314+00:002021-07-29T21:21:31.082547+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 29 Jul 2021</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries at 1 January 2015 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian).</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2015.</p>
<p></p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 29 Jul 2021<br />
Updated: 29 Jul 2021<br />
Ward 2015 (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2021-07:layers:1057732021-07-29T05:13:50.712395+00:002021-07-29T05:11:49.678650+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 29 Jul 2021</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries at 1 January 2015 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian).</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2015.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 29 Jul 2021<br />
Updated: 29 Jul 2021<br />
Ward 2014 (clipped)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2021-07:layers:1057632021-07-29T02:02:03.613243+00:002021-07-29T02:00:27.851138+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 29 Jul 2021</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries at 1 January 2014 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (who is the custodian).</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from the division of a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Ward boundaries are defined at meshblock level.</p>
<p></p>
<p>As at 1st July 2007, Digital Boundary data became freely available.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 29 Jul 2021<br />
Updated: 29 Jul 2021<br />
Ward 2012 (clipped)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2021-07:layers:1057532021-07-28T00:36:16.111386+00:002021-07-28T00:34:05.192139+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 28 Jul 2021</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries at 1 January 2012 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (who are the custodian). This version contains 258 categories.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections.</p>
<p></p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 28 Jul 2021<br />
Updated: 28 Jul 2021<br />
Ward 2012 (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2021-07:layers:1056962021-07-19T23:12:31.300072+00:002021-07-21T21:58:32.609612+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 21 Jul 2021</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries at 1 January 2012 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (who are the custodian). This version contains 258 categories.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 19 Jul 2021<br />
Updated: 21 Jul 2021<br />
Ward 2018 (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2017-12:layers:922212017-12-03T22:23:36.782892+00:002017-12-03T22:13:48.355364+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 03 Dec 2017</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries 1 January 2018 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ.Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Wards are defined at meshblock level. </p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007. This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes. </p>
<p>For further information see ANZLIC Metadata 2018 Ward attachment below.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 03 Dec 2017<br />
Updated: 03 Dec 2017<br />
Ward 2018 Clipped (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2017-12:layers:922202017-12-03T22:23:33.211028+00:002017-12-03T22:13:36.039546+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 03 Dec 2017</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the major released version of the annually released ward boundaries at 1 January 2018, clipped to the coastline. This clipped version has been created for map creation/cartographic purposes and does not fully represent the official full extent boundaries. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Wards are defined at meshblock level. </p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007. This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes. </p>
<p>For further information see ANZLIC Metadata 2018 Ward attachment below.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 03 Dec 2017<br />
Updated: 03 Dec 2017<br />
Ward 2020 Clipped (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2019-11:layers:1042622019-11-29T00:58:22.801873+00:002020-09-22T00:16:20.458934+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 22 Sep 2020</strong><br />
<p>This dataset contains the annually released ward boundaries for 2020 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian), clipped to the coastline.This clipped version has been created for map creation/cartographic purposes and so does not fully represent the official full extent boundaries. This version contains 239 categories. </p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections. </p>
<p>Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The name field without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’. </p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes. </p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 29 Nov 2019<br />
Updated: 22 Sep 2020<br />
Ward 2020 (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2019-11:layers:1042632019-11-29T01:45:49.021214+00:002020-09-21T23:58:12.779397+00:00
<a class="kxThumbnail" href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/104263-ward-2020-generalised/" title="Details for Ward 2020 (generalised)"><img src="//tiles-cdn.koordinates.com/services/tiles/v4/thumbnail/layer=104263.338165,style=auto/90x70.png" alt="Ward 2020 (generalised) thumbnail"/></a><br />
<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 21 Sep 2020</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of annually released ward boundaries for 2020 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). This version contains 239 categories. </p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections. </p>
<p>Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The name field without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’. </p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes. </p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 29 Nov 2019<br />
Updated: 21 Sep 2020<br />
Ward 2019 Clipped (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2018-11:layers:987402018-11-29T22:14:47.994146+00:002019-05-05T21:01:04.365247+00:00
<a class="kxThumbnail" href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/98740-ward-2019-clipped-generalised/" title="Details for Ward 2019 Clipped (generalised)"><img src="//tiles-cdn.koordinates.com/services/tiles/v4/thumbnail/layer=98740.316427,style=auto/90x70.png" alt="Ward 2019 Clipped (generalised) thumbnail"/></a><br />
<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 05 May 2019</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the major released version of the annually released ward boundaries at 1 January 2019, clipped to the coastline. This clipped version has been created for map creation/cartographic purposes and does not fully represent the official full extent boundaries. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Wards are defined at meshblock level. </p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007. This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes. </p>
<p>For further information see ANZLIC Metadata 2019 Ward attachment below.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 29 Nov 2018<br />
Updated: 05 May 2019<br />
Ward 2019 (generalised)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2018-11:layers:987422018-11-29T22:41:50.572070+00:002019-05-05T20:53:41.905594+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 05 May 2019</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries 1 January 2019 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, and maintained by Stats NZ. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Wards are defined at meshblock level. </p>
<p>This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes. </p>
<p>For further information see ANZLIC Metadata 2019 Ward attachment below. </p>
<p>Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 29 Nov 2018<br />
Updated: 05 May 2019<br />
Ward 2016 Generalised Versiontag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2015-12:layers:84062015-12-07T06:46:54.992355+00:002015-12-07T06:44:02.520744+00:00
<a class="kxThumbnail" href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/8406-ward-2016-generalised-version/" title="Details for Ward 2016 Generalised Version"><img src="//tiles-cdn.koordinates.com/services/tiles/v4/thumbnail/layer=8406.9564,style=auto/90x70.png" alt="Ward 2016 Generalised Version thumbnail"/></a><br />
<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 07 Dec 2015</strong><br />
<p>Ward 2016 Generalised Version is the definitive set of ward boundaries at 1 January 2016 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian).</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 07 Dec 2015<br />
Updated: 07 Dec 2015<br />
Wards 2013 (generalised version)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2016-11:layers:275062016-11-30T18:09:44.639955+00:002016-11-30T18:01:06.808239+00:00
<a class="kxThumbnail" href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/27506-wards-2013-generalised-version/" title="Details for Wards 2013 (generalised version)"><img src="//tiles-cdn.koordinates.com/services/tiles/v4/thumbnail/layer=27506.29580,style=auto/90x70.png" alt="Wards 2013 (generalised version) thumbnail"/></a><br />
<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 30 Nov 2016</strong><br />
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of 20,000. Wards are defined under the local Electoral Act 2001 and result from the division, of the district of a territorial authority for electoral purposes. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year immediately preceding the triennial local government elections. Wards are numbered based on their corresponding territorial authority. Each ward has a unique five digit number. The first three digits represent the territorial authority that the ward lies within. The following two digits are sequential, and represent the number of wards within a territorial authority.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 30 Nov 2016<br />
Updated: 30 Nov 2016<br />
Ward 2017 (generalised version)tag:datafinder.stats.govt.nz,2017-02:layers:277812017-02-09T02:23:19.266555+00:002017-02-09T01:57:23.061652+00:00
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<br /><strong>Updated with new data on 09 Feb 2017</strong><br />
<p>This dataset is the definitive set of ward boundaries at 1 January 2017 as defined by the territorial authorities and/or Local Government Commission, but maintained by Statistics New Zealand (the custodian). </p>
<p>Wards were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system.</p>
From: <a href="https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/group/census/" title="Profile for GIS">GIS</a><br />
Added: 09 Feb 2017<br />
Updated: 09 Feb 2017<br />