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=== Administrative divisions ===
{{Main|Administrative divisions of the Oan Isles}}The Oan Isles is a unitary state thus the national government has considerable control over the running of the country. However, administrative divisions have been established which have been delegated decision making authority and responsibility over the affairs of their respective residents. The first tier are the provinces. The home islands have 14 provinces as follows: ▼
▲The Oan Isles is a unitary state thus the national government has considerable control over the running of the country. However, administrative divisions have been established which have been delegated decision making authority and responsibility over the affairs of their respective residents. The first tier are the provinces. The home islands have 14 provinces as follows:
# Tokamotu
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# Maungamotu
# Waimotu
# Nga Motuere
# Nga Motuere Rakau
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The legislative branch of each province consists of a Provincial Assembly which is elected by the registered residents of the province every 4 years. The Provincial Assembly is elected by party list proportional representation using the ranked choice voting method. The Provincial Assemblies have the power to pass by-laws over areas of legislation delegated to them by the National Assembly. Each Provincial Assembly elects a Chief Minister from among its members who chairs and appoints the Provincial Executive Council with the approval of the Provincial Assembly.
The Provincial Executive Council in turn executes legislation and administers the running of the province. Each member of the PEC controls a portfolio. The Rangitanga-a-te-Moana is represented in each state by a Governor whom he appoints on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Governor has ceremonial duties such as opening sessions of the Provincial Assembly and signing by-laws. Provinces administer the following areas concurrently with and/or independently from the national government: agriculture, environment, public safety, community welfare, gambling, public housing, public transport, vehicle licensing, rural and urban planning and development, and liquor licenses.
Below the provincial government are the local governments who administer municipalities comprising cities, towns, villages and countryside. They deliver public services and manage the affairs of the areas they govern. They mostly give effect to policies and legislation decided at national and provincial level. They have some room to issue their own by-laws within the framework of areas delegated to them by law such as speed bumps, zoning, construction permits, trash collection, public toilets, road crossings, taxi permits etc. Some municipalities such as Tauranga a te Toka have more control over their internal affairs because they are highly populated and economically influential.
Large municipality has the same structure: the legislature is comprised of a Municipal Assembly elected by party proportional representation via run off voting which in turn elects a Mayor who chairs and appoints the Municipal Executive Council. The MEC executes legislation and runs the daily affairs of the city. They differ from the national and provincial governments in that a City Manager may be appointed to handle the technical management of the municipality's affairs. In some municipalities where the population is very low so the functions of the MEC and the MA will be combined into a Municipal Council elected directly by the residents of the municipality while daily running of the city is left to a City Manager.
The Realm of the [[Kohatu Isles]] is an overseas dependent territory of the Oan Isles. Through the Treaty of Pounamupa, the National Liberation Movement was recognized as the legitimate government of Gemica and successor to the Diamond Authority. It agreed to make the islands part of the Oan Isles. Thus, when the NLM was dissolved its treaty obligations passed on to the government of the Kohatu Isles through the Constitution of the Kohatu Isles which delegates responsibility for monetary policy, foreign relations, defence, criminal justice, taxation, property rights, marriage, abortion, labour rights, pensions etc., to the government of the Oan Isles. Furthermore, the Rangitanga-a-te-Moana was recognised as the head of state, putting the Oan and Kohatu Isles in personal union.
The Rangitanga-a-te-Moana is represented by a Viceroy whom he appoints on the advice of the Chief Minister of the Kohatu Isles. The Chief Minister as head of government chairs and appoints the Cabinet and is elected by the Kohatu National Assembly. The KNA is elected by the people through proportional representation via run off voting. It is further subdivided into 3 provinces and 13 municipalities which are structured similarly to those on the home islands. Another similar arrangement exists with the Province of Noamotu which was given greater power over issues such as education, taxation and budget, mineral rights, forestry, marine resources, port licenses, and air traffic due to an autonomy movement in 2017 which in part influenced the [[Kohatu War]]. Its government is structured in a similar way to the governments of other provinces.
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{{Main|Economy of the Oan Isles}}
[[File:Infrastructure of the Oan Isles.png|thumb|'''Clockwise:''' the largest and busiest container port - Port of Tauranga a te Toka - and the central business district in the background, the largest and busiest airport - Tokapa International Airport, the Waikato Hydroelectric Dam, the Kokorutaone Nuclear Power Plant, Tokapa to Tauranga a te Toka Magnetic Levitation Train, one of the Anapa Public Electric Buses]]
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