WSP 2 2 AREA OF ANALYSIS For this report, four areas were identified for analysis being: — Waihi Town — Local area — Regional area — National The boundaries for the Waihi Town and Local area have been defined using Statistical Area units which Statistics New Zealand use as their smallest geographic reporting level as of the 2018 Census as a replacement to meshblocks. The Waihi Town area is made of all the Statistical Area 1 units that make up Statistical Area 2 units Waihi North, East and South. The Local area is made of Statistical Area 1 units that have 50 % or more land that falls within a 30 km radius circle centred on Waihi Town. The Regional area is defined by the Waikato and Bay of Plenty Regional Council boundaries and for the National area this is the entirety of New Zealand to align with Statistics New Zealand data reporting. A description of the areas covered can be seen in Table 2-1 and the exact areas that encompass the ‘Waihi Town’ and ‘Local’ areas are outlined in Appendix A: Waihi town and
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