✨ Electoral District Descriptions




COROMANDEL
ALL that piece comprising the Counties of Coromandel and
Thames; portion of the Counties of Ohinemuri and Tauranga;
the Boroughs of Thames, Waihi, and Te Puke, and portion
of the Borough of Mount Maunganui bounded by a line
commencing at the mouth of the Waihou River and proceeding
generally northerly, easterly, and southerly along the
mean high-water mark of the sea crossing the entrance of
Mount Maunganui Harbour to the boundary of the Borough
of Mount Maunganui; thence generally southerly along that
boundary to Aerodrome Wharf; thence westerly along a right
line to Sulphur Point and generally westerly, southerly, and
north-easterly along the boundary of the City of Tauranga to
its intersection with the middle of State Highway No. 2 at
Maungatapu Bridge; thence generally north-easterly along the
middle of that State Highway and Maunganui Road to a
point in line with the north-western boundaries of Lot 2,
D.P. 34214; thence north-easterly to and along that
boundary and Lot 1, D.P. 34214, to the south-western boundary
of Lot 135, D.P. 35625; thence along the south-western and
south-eastern boundaries of that lot and its production
to and along the south-eastern boundary of Lot 38,
D.P. 35625, and the production of that boundary to the
mean high-water mark of the sea; thence south-easterly
along that water mark to the eastern boundary of Te Puke
Riding of the County of Tauranga; thence generally south-
westerly along that boundary and the boundary of Waimapu
Riding to the boundary of the County of Tauranga; thence
north-westerly along that boundary and the boundary of the
County of Ohinemuri to the middle of Paeroa-Tahuna Road;
thence easterly along the middle of that road to the middle of
the Frankton-Thames Railway; thence north-easterly along the
middle of that railway and the generally southern, eastern, and
northern boundaries of the Borough of Paeroa to the middle
of No. 2 State Highway; thence north-easterly along the middle
of that highway to the middle of the Waihou River; thence
down that river to the point of commencement; including
Mercury Island, Cuvier Island, The Aldermen Islands, Whanganui Island, and other adjacent islands.

RAGLAN
ALL that piece comprising the Boroughs of Huntly, Ngaruawahia and Te Awamutu; the County of Raglan; and portion
of the County of Waipa excluding therefrom that portion of
Orakau Riding bounded by a line commencing at the northernmost corner of Orakau Riding and proceeding generally
southerly and north-westerly along the boundaries of the
County of Waipa and Orakau Riding to a point in line
with the middle of Brotherhood Road; thence generally
north-easterly to and along the middle of that road, Kihikihi
Arapuni Road, and the road which forms the south-eastern
boundaries of Allotments 56, 53, and 52 Puniu Parish to the
boundary of the Orakau Riding; thence generally southeasterly and north-easterly along that boundary to the point
of commencement.

HAMILTON WEST
ALL that piece comprising portion of the City of Hamilton
lying to the west of the middle of the Waikato River.

HAMILTON EAST
ALL that piece comprising portion of the City of Hamilton
bounded by a line commencing at the junction of the middle
of the Waikato River and the north-eastern boundary of
the City of Hamilton near the mouth of the Kirikirihoa
Stream and proceeding generally south-easterly along that
city boundary, the middle of Silverdale Road, Carrington
Avenue, Masters Avenue, Morris Road, Morrinsville Road,
Cambridge Road, and Cobham Drive to a point in line with
the north-eastern boundary of Hamilton Domain; thence
south-easterly along the production of that boundary to the
middle of the Waikato River; thence generally north-westerly
down the middle of that river to the point of commencement.

WAIKATO
ALL that piece comprising the Boroughs of Cambridge and
Paeroa, portion of the City of Hamilton, portions of the
Counties of Waikato, Hauraki Plains, Ohinemuri, and Piako
bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the
Waikato River with the Electoral District of Franklin,
hereinbefore described, and proceeding generally easterly
along that boundary and generally southerly along the
boundary of the Electoral District of Coromandel, hereinbefore described, to the boundary of the Borough of
Te Aroha; thence generally south-westerly along that Borough
boundary to the middle of the Frankton Thames Railway;
thence south-westerly along the middle of that railway, the
northern boundary of the Borough of Morrinsville and again

along the middle of that railway line to the boundary of
the County of Waikato; thence generally southerly along
that boundary to the boundary of the Borough of Cambridge;
thence generally south-westerly along that boundary to the
boundary of the Electoral District of Raglan, hereinbefore
described; thence generally north-westerly along that boundary
and the boundary of the County of Waikato to the point
of commencement.

PIAKO
ALL that piece comprising the Boroughs of Te Aroha
Morrisville, Matamata, and Putaruru; the Karapiro, Peria
Waharoa, Matamata, Hinuera, Tirau, Te Poi, Okoroire, and
Putaruru Ridings of the County of Matamata; the Te Aroha,
Manawaru, Walton, and Kiwitahi Ridings of the County
of Piako, and the portions of Waihou, Waitoa and Morrins-
ville Ridings of the County of Piako not included in the
Electoral District of Waikato, hereinbefore described.

TAURANGA
ALL that piece comprising the City of Tauranga, that portion
of Waimapu Riding of the County of Tauranga and the
Borough of Mount Maunganui not included in the Electoral
District of Coromandel, hereinbefore described, and also
including Mayor and Motiti and other adjacent islands.

BAY OF PLENTY
ALL that piece comprising the Boroughs of Opotiki,
Whakatane, Kawerau, and Murupara, the Counties of Opotiki
and Whakatane, the Maketu Riding of the County of
Tauranga, and portions of the Rotomahana and Rotoiti
Ridings of the County of Rotorua bounded by a line com-
mencing at the intersection of the eastern boundary of the
County of Opotiki with the mean high-water mark of the
sea and proceeding generally south-westerly along that
County boundary and the southern boundary of the County
of Whakatane to its southernmost point; thence generally
north-westerly along the boundary of the County of Whaka-
tane to its intersection with the middle of No. 38 State
Highway; thence north-westerly along the middle of that
highway, No. 5 State Highway, and the public road leading
to Lake Rotokakahi to the shore of that lake; thence
generally north-easterly along the eastern shore of that lake
and the middle of Lake Tarawera Road and the road
leading to Kotukuku Bay to the shore of Lake Tarawera;
thence generally north-easterly along the western and northern
shores of that lake to the boundary of Rotoiti Riding of the
County of Rotorua; thence generally westerly along that
riding boundary to a point in line with the eastern boundary
of Whakapoungakou 16 No. 2B 2G 2E in Block II, Tarawera
Survey District; thence northerly along a right line to the
south-eastern corner of Whakapoungakou 5B 5G; thence
generally westerly along the northern boundary of Whaka-
poungakou 9B 13 and along the middle of a road line, to the
middle of No 30 State Highway; thence generally northerly
along that middle line to the Waiohewa Stream; thence
down the middle of that stream to the eastern shore of
Lake Rotorua; thence generally northerly along that lake
shore to the eastern boundary of the Kaharoa Riding of
the County of Rotorua; thence generally northerly along
that riding boundary to the boundary of the County of
Tauranga; thence westerly along that boundary and generally
northerly along the boundary of the Electoral District of
Coromandel, hereinbefore described to the mean high-water
mark of the sea; thence generally easterly along the mean
high-water mark to the point of commencement; and including
White and Motuhora Islands and all other adjacent islands.

KING COUNTRY
ALL that piece comprising the Boroughs of Taumarunui,
Otorohanga, and Te Kuiti; the Independent Town Districts of
Manunui and Ohura; that portion of Orakau Riding of the
County of Waipa not included in the Electoral District of
Raglan, hereinbefore described; the County of Waitomo
excluding Awakino Riding; the Counties of Otorohanga and
Taumarunui; and the Tongariro and Turangi Ridings of the
County of Taupo.

TAUPO
ALL that piece comprising the Borough of Taupo, and portions
of the Counties of Taupo, Rotorua, Wairoa, and Matamata
bounded by a line commencing at the point of intersection
of the eastern boundary of the County of Otorohanga and the
southern boundary of the Electoral District of Piako, herein-
before described, and proceeding generally easterly along that
boundary to its intersection with the western boundary of
the County of Matamata; thence generally southerly and
easterly along that boundary and the boundary of the



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πŸ›οΈ Description of Coromandel Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, Counties, Boroughs, Sea, Islands

πŸ›οΈ Description of Raglan Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, Boroughs, County, Riding

πŸ›οΈ Description of Hamilton West Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, City, River

πŸ›οΈ Description of Hamilton East Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, City, River, Roads, Domain

πŸ›οΈ Description of Waikato Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, Boroughs, City, Counties, Railway, River

πŸ›οΈ Description of Piako Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, Boroughs, County, Ridings

πŸ›οΈ Description of Tauranga Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, City, Borough, County, Sea, Islands

πŸ›οΈ Description of Bay of Plenty Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, Boroughs, Counties, Sea, Lakes, Islands

πŸ›οΈ Description of King Country Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, Boroughs, Town Districts, County, Ridings

πŸ›οΈ Description of Taupo Electoral District

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral district, Boundaries, Borough, Counties, Ridings