2480 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 99

(a) The Plains Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 57981 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the South Auckland Land District:

(b) The Paeroa Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 57980 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the South Auckland Land District:

(c) The Waihi Ward, comprising the area delineated on S.O. Plan No. 57979 deposited with the Chief Surveyor of the South Auckland Land District.

157 MEMBERSHIP

(1) The Hauraki District Council shall consist of a Mayor and 12 members.

(2) The members of the Hauraki 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 Plains Ward; and

(b) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the Paeroa Ward; and

(c) Four members shall be elected by the electors of the Waihi Ward.

158 FIRST ELECTION

(1) For the purposes of the first election of the Hauraki District Council, the Returning Officer and the principal administrative officer for the Hauraki District Council shall be, respectively, the Returning Officer and the principal administrative officer for the Hauraki Plains County.

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

159 FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Hauraki 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.

160 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Hauraki District Council shall be the person appointed to that position in accordance with clause 174 of this order.

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

161 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Hauraki 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 Hauraki District Council or any of the former authorities;

(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 clause.

162 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

The administration headquarters of the Hauraki District Council shall be located in Paeroa.

163 SERVICE DELIVERY CENTRES

The Hauraki District Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, establish and maintain a service delivery centre in Waihi and in Ngatea, in accordance with the provisions of the Third Schedule to this order.

164 COMMUNITIES

(1) There is hereby constituted a community for each of the following:

(a) The area of the Plains Ward, to be known as “The Plains Community”; and

(b) The area of the Paeroa Ward, to be known as “The Paeroa Community”; and

(c) The area of the Waihi Ward, to be known as “The Waihi Community”.

(2) The community board for each community constituted by subclause (1) of this clause shall consist of:

(a) Six members elected by the electors of the community; and

(b) The persons elected from time to time as members of the Hauraki District Council, representing the ward comprising the area of the community, and appointed by the Hauraki District Council to the community board.

(3) The Returning Officer for the first election of the community boards for those communities constituted by this clause shall be the Returning Officer for the Hauraki Plains County.

(4) The first election of the community boards for those communities constituted by this clause shall be conducted by postal vote.

165 RATING

(1) The system of rating in the Hauraki District shall be the land value system.

(2) Until the Valuer-General is able to produce a valuation roll for the Hauraki District, Part XIV of the Rating Powers Act 1988 shall apply as if the Hauraki District was the district of a special purpose authority and the areas from which it was formed were constituent districts.

166 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

(1) The Hauraki District Council shall not be required to prepare a new district scheme, immediately, for the Hauraki District.

(2) The operative district schemes and the proposed district schemes under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 of the former authorities shall be deemed to be the operative district scheme, or, as the case may be, the proposed district scheme, of the Hauraki District.

(3) Where any former authority had, prior to its dissolution, begun the preparation of any review of its district scheme or of any change or variation thereto, then, subject to any resolution of the Hauraki District Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Hauraki District Council and may be adopted and acted upon by it.

(4) Where before the coming into force of this clause any application had been made to any former authority by any person pursuant to any provision of the Town and Country Planning Act 1977, and:

(a) No hearing by that former authority or any committee thereof had begun of such application or any objection thereto, the application shall be deemed to have been made to the Hauraki District Council and shall be dealt with by it accordingly; or

(b) Such application had been heard or otherwise disposed of by that former authority and either the time for any appeal against such decision had not expired or notice of appeal had been given, any such appeal shall be deemed to be against the Hauraki District Council; or

(c) Such application had been either partly or fully heard or considered by that former authority but no decision thereon had been given, the application shall be heard or considered.