NOTICE

1. Title and commencement

(1) This notice may be cited as the Lake Taupo Rural Fire District Notice 1993.

(2) The Lake Taupo Rural Fire District Notice 1974 (a) is hereby revoked.

(3) This notice shall come into force on the 28th day after notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Interpretation

In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“Act” means the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977:

“Committee” means the Lake Taupo Rural Fire Committee:

“District” means the Lake Taupo Rural Fire District.

Constitution of the Rural Fire District

3. Declaration of Rural Fire District

(1) The areas specified in the Schedule to this notice are hereby constituted and declared to be a rural fire district to be known as the Lake Taupo Rural Fire District.

(2) The Lake Taupo Rural Fire District shall be administered for the purpose of the Act by a rural fire committee known as the Lake Taupo Rural Fire Committee.

(3) The Committee shall consist of eight members as follows:

(a) One person appointed, in writing, by the Trustees of the Lake Taupo Forest lease dated 5 June 1969; and

(b) One person appointed, in writing, by the Trustees of the Rotoaira Forest lease dated 1 April 1973; and

(c) One person appointed, in writing, by the Taupo District Council, signed on behalf of the Council by the Chief Executive and the Mayor thereof; and

(d) One person appointed, in writing, by the Director-General of the Department of Conservation; and

(e) One person appointed, in writing, by the Secretary of Justice of the Department of Justice; and

(f) Two persons appointed, in writing, by the Secretary of Forestry of the Ministry of Forestry, one of whom shall be appointed chairperson and shall have an additional casting vote; and

(g) One person appointed, in writing, by Tasman Forestry Limited, signed on behalf of that Company by one Director and the Secretary thereof.

Schedule

South Auckland and Wellington Land Districts—

Taupo and Ruapehu District—Lake Taupo Rural Fire District

68 000 hectares more or less being, all that area in the South Auckland and Wellington Land Districts bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of State Highway 1 and the right (east) bank of the Tongariro River situated in Block XI Puketi S.D., thence along the eastern side of S.H. 1 to a point where S.H. 1 crosses the Waimarino River thence North Westerly along the right bank of the Waimarino River to the shore of Lake Taupo; thence northerly along the eastern shore of Lake Taupo to the North most point of Tauhara Middle Block PT 4A2B1B, and crossing S.H. 1, by a right line and following the Northern Boundary of Tauhara Middle Block PT 4A2B2C to its point of intersection with the left (west) bank of the Waitahanui River thence generally easterly and southerly along that bank (west bank) of that stream to its intersection with the boundary of PT A Tauhara South, thence in a northerly and westerly along that boundary to a point of intersection with the Te Arero Stream; thence generally southwesterly along the left (west bank) of that stream to its intersection with the eastern most point of part Tauhara south B, thence westerly along the southern boundary of that block, to and generally southerly and westerly along the generally eastern and southern boundaries of Te Whakao 2 to its southern most corner; thence generally easterly along the generally southern boundary of Te Whakao 1 and southerly along the eastern boundary of Opawa Rangitoto 2B, to the southern corner of Opawa Rangitoto 2B, thence easterly along the southern boundary of Tauranga Taupo 3B1B; thence generally southerly and northwest along the generally eastern and southwestern boundaries of Turiturumokai Block to its intersection with the eastern most point of Section 4 SO 52006; thence generally westerly along the generally southern boundaries of parts sections 4 and 3 of SO Plan 52006 and westerly along southern boundary of Tauranga Taupo 2A2 to a point of intersection with the Tauranga Taupo River, thence by right line to the northeastern corner of part Hautu 1A8 situated in Block III Omoho Survey District (Wellington Land District); thence generally southerly and westerly along the eastern and southern boundaries of Section 1, S.O. Plan 36628 and Section 3 Block II Waiotaka Survey District to the eastern most point of that section; thence northerly along the western boundary of part Hautu 1B1B2B5A to part Hautu 1A8; thence southwesterly along the southeastern boundaries of said part Hautu 1A8 and Pt Hautu 1B1B2BA to the southwestern corner of Pt Hautu 1A8, thence generally northwesterly along the generally southwestern boundaries of parts Hautu 1A8, 1A7 and 1A6 (ML Plan 4406) and the production of that last boundary to the middle of the Waimarino River, thence southerly along the middle of the River to a point opposite the northern boundary of Hautu 2B1B2D1; thence westerly and southerly to and along its northern and western boundaries to its southern most point; thence generally westerly along the generally southern boundaries of Hautu 2B1B2D2 to Hautu A; thence southwesterly along the northwestern boundary of Section 2 SO 34633 and its production to the western side of the Waiotaka River; thence southeasterly along that side of the said river to the northwest boundary of part Hautu 2A; thence generally southwesterly along the northwestern boundary of the said part Hautu 2A, part Hautu 4B1 and Hautu 4B2B3B2BA to the eastern boundary of part Hautu 4B2A2D; thence southerly along that boundary and the eastern boundary of Hautu 4B2A2C2 to its southernmost point; thence generally westerly along the generally southern boundaries of Hautu 4B2A2C2, Hautu 4B2A2B2, and westerly and northerly along Hautu 5B2B2B to a point of intersection with Whitikau Stream; thence by right line to western bank of Whitikau Stream; thence generally southerly along that boundary to the southeastern corner of part Hautu 5B2A aforesaid, thence westerly along the southern boundary of Part Hautu 5B2A and the production of that line across the Tongariro River to the western side; thence southerly along the western side of the Tongariro River to the southern boundary of part Rangipo North 3C; thence generally westerly along that boundary and its production to the western side of State Highway 1; thence northwesterly along the southwestern boundaries of parts Rangipo North 3B and 2B (Rangipo Prison Farm, Statutory Regulations 1978, number 252) to the southernmost point of Part Rangipo North 2C1; thence generally northwesterly along the southwestern boundaries of part Rangipo North 2C1, the southeastern, southwestern and northwestern boundaries of part Rangipo North 1C and the production of the last mentioned boundary across State Highway 47A; thence generally westerly along the northern side of State Highway 47A to a point opposite the northeastern corner of part Papakai 1 (Block VIII Tongariro Survey District); thence generally southwesterly and northwesterly along the southeastern and southwestern boundaries of part Papakai 1 (crossing State Highway 47) to a point where northwest corner meets eastern bank of Wanganui River; thence northerly along the eastern bank of the Wanganui River to its junction with the Wairoa Stream; thence by a right line to the western bank of the Wairoa Stream; thence southerly along western bank of Wairoa Stream to the southeastern corner of part Okahukura 6A2; thence generally northwesterly along the southwestern boundaries of part