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services to it) shall be borne and paid by the local authorities named in clause 26(2) of this order either:

(a) In accordance with a formula agreed to by that committee; or

(b) If there is no such agreement, in accordance with the following formula—

The proportion of those costs to be borne and paid by each local authority shall equal the proportion that the gross revenue of the local authority, for the year ended on the 31st day of March 1988, bears to the gross revenue of all the local authorities to which this clause applies for that year.

(2) For the purpose of this clause the gross revenue of a local authority shall be the gross revenue reasonably related to the area of a local authority which is to be included in the Northland Region or any function of a local authority which is to be transferred to the Northland Regional Council, whichever is applicable.

33 DELEGATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY

The transitional committee for the Northland Region shall meet with each of the other transitional committees specified in this order, for the purpose of considering the most appropriate arrangements for the physical delivery of services relating to the functions allocated to the Northland Regional Council by this order.

PART III

Far North District

34 CONSTITUTION OF FAR NORTH DISTRICT

There is hereby constituted a district to be known as “The Far North District”, which shall comprise the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 63500 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the North Auckland Land District.

35 FAR NORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL

A territorial authority, to be known as “The Far North District Council”, is hereby constituted for the Far North District.

36 INTERPRETATION

In this Part of this order “the former authorities” means:

(a) The Mangonui County Council; and

(b) The Kaitaia Borough Council; and

(c) The Whangaroa County Council; and

(d) The Hokianga County Council; and

(e) The Bay of Islands County Council; and

(f) The Kaikohe Borough Council; and

(g) The Kawakawa Reserve Board,

and any reference to “former authority” shall be a reference to any of the former authorities named in this clause.

37 WARDS

(1) The Far North District is hereby divided into 6 wards.

(2) Those 6 wards are:

(a) The Northern Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 63549 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the North Auckland Land District:

(b) The Whangaroa Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 63548 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the North Auckland Land District:

(c) The Hokianga Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 63550 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the North Auckland Land District:

(d) The Kaikohe Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 63551 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the North Auckland Land District:

(e) The Kerikeri Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 63552 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the North Auckland Land District:

(f) The Kawakawa Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 63547 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the North Auckland Land District.

38 MEMBERSHIP

(1) The Far North District Council shall consist of a Mayor and 13 members.

(2) The members of the Far North District Council to be elected at the first election of that Council shall be elected as follows:

(a) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the Northern Ward; and

(b) One member shall be elected by the electors of the Whangaroa Ward; and

(c) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Hokianga Ward; and

(d) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Kaikohe Ward; and

(e) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Kerikeri Ward; and

(f) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Kawakawa Ward.

39 FIRST ELECTION

(1) For the purposes of the first election of the Far North District Council, the Returning Officer and the principal administrative officer for the Far North District shall be, respectively, the Returning Officer and the principal administrative officer for the Kaikohe Borough.

(2) The first election of the Far North District Council shall be conducted by postal vote.

40 FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Far North District Council:

(a) Shall be convened by the principal administrative officer of that Council; and

(b) Shall be held no later than the 14th day of November 1989.

41 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Far North District Council shall be the person appointed to that position in accordance with clause 55 of this order.

(2) The Chief Executive shall be the principal administrative officer of the Far North District Council.

42 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Far North District Council shall be:

(a) The functions, duties, and powers of a territorial authority under—

(i) The Local Government Act 1974; and

(ii) Any other public Act relating to the Far North District Council or any of the former authorities; and

(iii) Any local Act relating to the Far North District Council or any of the former authorities; and

(b) The functions, duties, and powers of an administering body under the Reserves Act 1977 in respect of the reserves being administered by the former authorities immediately before the coming into force of this Part of this order.

43 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

Until at least the 1st day of July 1999 the administration headquarters of the Far North District Council shall be located in Kaikohe.