Pursuant to sections 4 (1) and section 8 (1) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the National Rural Fire Authority hereby makes the following notice.
Notice
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is the Pumicelands Rural Fire District Constitution and Administration Notice 2001.
(2) This notice comes into force on 1 November 2001.
2. Constitution of the Pumicelands Rural Fire
District-The areas set out in the Schedule to this notice are hereby constituted and declared to be a rural fire district to be known as the Pumicelands Rural Fire District.
3. Constitution of the Pumicelands Rural Fire Committee-The Pumicelands Rural Fire Committee is hereby constituted as a rural fire committee.
4. Administration of the Pumicelands Rural Fire District-(1) For the purposes of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the Pumicelands Rural Fire District shall be administered by the Pumicelands Rural Fire Committee.
(2) The committee shall consist of 10 members as follows:
(a) Three persons appointed in writing by Fletcher Challenge Forests Limited, under the signature of its Chief Executive; and
(b) three persons appointed in writing by Carter Holt Harvey Forests Limited, under the signature of its Chief Executive; and
(c) one person appointed in writing by the Department of Conservation under the signature of its Director General; and
(d) one person appointed in writing by the National President of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association after such consultation as the National President considers appropriate; and
(e) one person appointed in writing by the Chief Executives of Otorohanga District Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, South Waikato District Council, Rotorua District Council, Taupo District Council, Whakatane District Council, Opotiki District Council, Gisborne District Council, after such consultation as the Chief Executives consider appropriate; and
(f) one person appointed by the New Zealand Fire Service under the signature of its Chief Executive.
(3) In the event that any appointment to be made under 4 (2) (e) is not carried out within 3 months of the date by which the appointment should be made, then the National Rural Fire Officer may appoint to the committee some fit person who shall represent the interests of the District Councils described in 4 (2) (e).
Schedule
South Auckland and Gisborne Land Districts-Gisborne, Opotiki, Western Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo, Whakatane, Kawerau and Gisborne Land Districts
(1) All those parcels containing 618,200 hectares, more or less, as shown on S.O. 60692 (S.O. 8852 GIS) lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor, South Auckland and Gisborne (for ease of reference that land is also shown on plans numbered NRFA 133 deposited in the Corporate Office of the New Zealand Fire Service at Wellington).
(2) All those areas in the South Auckland Land District, and Otorohanga District Council, South Waikato District Council, Rotorua District Council, Taupo District Council, containing approximately 116,000 hectares of plantation forest and described generally as follows:
"Firstly": All that area situated in Patetere North, Patetere Northeast, Rotorua, Wharepapa, Patetere South, Horohoro West, Horohoro, Ngautuku, Ranginui, Whakamaru, Atiamuri, Ngongotaha, Tuhingamata West, Tuhingamata East and Tatua Survey Districts, bounded by a line commencing at a point being the easternmost corner of part Kokako Block, in Block XVI, Patetere North Survey District, and proceeding thence
north-westerly along the north-eastern boundary of that block to the south-eastern boundary of Lot 3, D.P. 32267, thence north-easterly along that boundary and its production to the centre line of Te Whetu Road, thence generally north-westerly along the centre lines of Te Whetu and Ngatira Roads to the right bank of the Oraka Stream, thence generally north-westerly along that bank to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 9, D.P. 19039, in Block XI, Patetere North Survey District, thence south-westerly to and along that boundary and its production to the centre line of Pinedale Loop Road, thence generally north-westerly and north-easterly along the centre lines of Pinedale Loop Road, State Highway No. 1, Domain Road, the Rotorua Branch Railway, to a point opposite the
north-western boundary of Lot 2, D.P. S. 44106, Block XI, Patetere North Survey District, thence north-easterly to and along the north-western boundary of part Section 2, Block XII, Patetere North Survey District, to its intersection with Section 18, Block VIII, Patetere North Survey District, thence north-westerly along the western boundaries of Sections 18 and 19 and the production thereof to the right bank of the Waihou River, thence generally north-westerly along that bank to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Section 8,
Block VIII, Patetere North Survey District, thence
north-easterly to and along that boundary and its production to the centreline of Leslie Road, thence easterly along that centre line to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 29456 in Block VII, Patetere North Survey District, thence north-easterly to and along that boundary and its production to the centreline of Leslie Road, thence easterly along that centre line to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 29456 in Block VII, Patetere North Survey District, thence north-easterly to and along that boundary to the south-western boundary of Whaiti Kuranui 2A2B5B Block, thence south-easterly along
that boundary to and south-easterly, north-easterly and
north-westerly along the south-western, south-eastern and north-eastern boundaries of Wahiti Kuranui 2A2B5A Block, to the westernmost corner of Wahiti Kuranui 2E2 West 4D2A Block, thence north-easterly along the north-western boundaries of Wahiti Kuranui 2E2 West 4D2A, part 2E2 West 4, 2E2 West 4B and part 2C Blocks and part Lot 1, D.P. 654 and the last mentioned boundary produced to the centre line of State Highway No. 5 in Block IV, Patetere North Survey District, thence generally south-easterly along that centre line to a point in line with the western boundary of Section 7, Block IX, Rotorua Survey District, thence southerly to and along that boundary and the western boundaries of Sections 4, part 3, 3C and 3A, Block IX aforesaid, and their production to the centreline of Clinkard Road, thence generally south-easterly along that centre line to a point in line with the western boundaries of parts Section 2, Block XIII, Rotorua Survey District, thence southerly to and along those boundaries and their production to the centreline of the Rotorua Branch Railway, thence easterly along that centreline to a point in line with the eastern side of Bayley Road (unformed), thence southerly to and along that roadside to the southern boundary of Section 16A, Block XIII, Rotorua Survey District, thence easterly along that boundary to the western boundary of Section 1, Block 1, Horohoro Survey District, thence southerly along that boundary and its production to the left bank of the Mangakotaha Stream, thence generally south-easterly along that bank to the western boundary of Section 8, Block II, Rotorua Survey District, thence southerly along that boundary and its production across Cochrane Road to the eastern boundary of Section 5, Block 1, Horohoro Survey District, thence southerly along that boundary to and thence easterly along the northern boundary of the said Section 5 to and thence along the northern boundary of Section 9, Block II, Horohoro Survey District, and its production to the centre line of South Road thence southerly along that centreline to a point in line with the southern boundary of Section 10, Block II aforesaid, thence easterly to and along that boundary to the western boundary of Rotohokahoka D South 15 Block, thence south-easterly along that boundary to, and thence
north-easterly along, the south-eastern boundaries of Rotohokahoka D South 15 and part D South 16 Blocks to the centreline of Aorangi Road, thence generally south-easterly and south-westerly along the centreline of Aorangi Road and Great West Road to a point in line with the western boundary of Kaitao Rotohokahoka 3A4 Block, thence south-easterly to along the south-western boundaries of Kaitao Rotohokahoka 3Aa4 and 3A5 Blocks to the north-western boundary of Horohoro 2A Block, thence south-westerly along the north-western boundaries of Horohoro 2A Block, Rotomahana Parekarangi part 1C3, part 1C6, part 1C7, part 1C8, part 1C9, part 1C14, part 1C12, part 1C11, part 1C13 Blocks, Te Rimu Horohoro Block, Horohoro Block and Rotomahana Parekarangi 1A Block to the south-western boundary of the last mentioned block, thence
south-easterly and generally southerly along that boundary and the generally north-eastern and eastern boundaries of Sections 37 and 36, Block XIV, Horohoro Survey District, Lot 2, D.P.S. 15314, and the production of the last mentioned boundary to the right bank of Rahopakapaka Stream, thence generally southerly along that bank and the right bank of the Taahunaatara Stream to the centre line of State Highway No. 30, thence
south-westerly along that centreline to a point opposite the eastern boundary of part Lot 5, D.P. S. 1533, in Block III, Atiamuri Survey District thence northerly
to and along that boundary to and thence generally
south-westerly along the north-western boundary of part Lot 5 to its north-westernmost point, thence
north-westerly to and across an unformed road
(Hall Road) to and along the eastern and northern boundaries of Lot 4, D.P. S. 4168 to and along the northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. S. 4168, Block II, Atiamuri Survey District to its north-westernmost point, thence south-easterly along the western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. S. 4168, thence south-westerly along its northern boundary and the production thereof to the centreline of State Highway No. 1, thence generally southerly along that centreline to and thence easterly along the centreline of State Highway No. 30, to a point opposite the centreline of Humphery Road, thence south-westerly along that centreline to a point opposite the north-western boundary of part Lot 2, D.P. 20460,
Block II, Atiamuri Survey District, thence to and along the northern and eastern boundaries of part Lot 2, to the easternmost point of its southern boundary, thence
east-south-easterly along the production of that southern boundary aforesaid to the left bank of the Whangapoa Stream, thence generally north-easterly along that bank to a point in line with the south-western boundary of Section 39, Block III, Atiamuri Survey District, thence south-easterly to and along that boundary and the
south-western boundary of Section 29, Block III aforesaid, and its production to the centreline of Ohakuri Road, thence southerly along that centreline to a point in line with the generally western boundary of Section 6, Block VII, Atiamuri Survey District, thence to and generally southerly along that boundary and the
south-western boundaries of Sections 8 and 12, Block VII, aforesaid, to the southernmost corner of part Lot 3, D.P. 16299, thence by a right line due south to the left bank of the Waikato River (Lake Atiamuri), thence generally south-easterly along that bank to the Ohakuri Power Station, thence southerly by a right line to the intersection of the Ohakuri Dam and the left bank of the Waikato River (Lake Ohakuri), thence generally
south-easterly along that bank to a point due east of
the northern end of the centre line of Orakei Korako Road, thence by a right line due west to and thence southerly along that centreline to the centreline of Tutukau Road in Block III, Tatua Survey District, thence westerly along that centreline to a point in line with
the western boundary of part Te Hukui North Block, thence south-westerly to and along that boundary to the
north-eastern boundary of Tatua East 27 Block, thence north-westerly along that boundary to and thence
north-westerly and south-westerly along the north-eastern and north-western boundaries of Tatua East 25 Block to and thence south-westerly along the
north-western boundary of part of Tatua East 8 Block and its production to the centreline of State Highway No. 1, thence southerly along that centreline to and thence south-westerly along the centreline of Oruanui Road to and thence north-westerly along the centreline of Forest Road to a point in line with the
north-western boundary of Tatua East 26B Block, thence south-westerly to and along that boundary to the most northern point of Section 1 (S.O. 52933), Block IV, Tuhingamata West Survey District, thence generally easterly and south-easterly along the boundary of that section to its intersection with the northern boundary of Section 6, Block I, Tuhingamata East Survey District, thence generally easterly along the northern boundary of Section 6 and its production to the centreline of Tuhingamata Road, thence south-westerly along that centreline to and thence north-westerly along the centreline of Tangye Road to a point in line with the eastern part of the southern boundary of Section 1 (S.O. 52933), Block I, Tuhingamata East Survey District, thence south-westerly, westerly and generally north-westerly along the boundary of Section 1 to the intersection of the most western point of that section and the most south-eastern point of Lot 16, D.P. 21102, thence generally westerly along the generally northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. S. 4078, to a legal road, thence by a right line across that road to and south-westerly along the north-western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. S. 13176, to the eastern boundary of part Waipapa 4A Block, thence northerly along that boundary and the eastern boundaries of part Waipapa 6 Block and part Tuaropaki D2 Block to and by a right line across Forest Road to and again northerly along the eastern boundaries part Tuaropaki D2 Block and Tuaropaki D1 Block to and thence westerly along the northern boundaries of Tuaropaki D1 Block and part Tuaropaki D2 Block to the centreline of Paerata Road, thence generally northerly along the centrelines of Paerata Road and Tirohanga Road to and thence westerly along the centreline of Okama Road to a point in line with the generally eastern boundary of Section 35, Block IX, Atiamuri Survey District, thence generally northerly to and along that boundary and its production to the left bank of the Waikato River (Lake Whakamaru), thence generally westerly along that bank to the Whakamaru Dam in Block XI, Whakamaru Survey District, thence by a right line to the left bank of the Waikato River (Lake Maraetai), thence generally westerly and northerly along that bank to a point in line with the centreline of Lake Road (Mangakino Township), thence generally westerly to and along that centreline and the centrelines of Mangakino Road and Waipapa Road to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of part Pouakani No. 2 Block (1936, 4208 hectares in Block I, Whakamaru Survey District), thence south-westerly to and along that boundary to the right bank of the Waiteti Stream, thence southerly along that bank to the centreline of McLean Road, thence westerly along that centreline to the centreline of Ranginui Road, thence north-westerly, northerly and easterly along that centreline to a point beneath the westernmost high tension powerline
(Map reference NZMS1, sheet N84/169789), thence
north-westerly along the route of that powerline to its intersection with the right bank of the Te Hui Steam (Map reference NZMS1 sheet N84/123847), thence north-easterly along the right banks of the Te Hui and Mangawhio Streams to the left bank of the Waikato River (Lake Arapuni), thence northerly along that bank to a point due west of the south-western corner of part Section 10, Block V, Patetere South Survey District, thence due east by a right line to that corner and thence easterly along the southern boundary of the said part of Section 10 and the southern end of Waotu South Road, to and thence easterly and northerly along the southern and eastern boundaries of Section 11, Block V, Patetere South Survey District, to the southern boundary of the southern part Matanuku 3 Block, thence easterly, northerly and westerly along the southern, eastern and northern boundaries of parts Matanuku 3 Block to and thence northerly along the eastern boundary of Lot 4, D.P. S. 25485, to the south-western boundary of Waotu South 9C2 Block, thence south-easterly along that boundary to and thence south-easterly and north-easterly along the south-western and south-eastern boundaries of Waotu South 9C1 Block and the latter boundary produced to the centreline of the Wiltsdown Road, thence south-easterly along that centreline to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Waotu South 13 Block, thence northerly to and along that boundary to the southern boundary of part Section 41, Block XIV, Patetere North Survey District, thence westerly, northern boundaries of part Section 41 aforesaid and the last mentioned boundary produced to the centreline of Old Taupo Road, thence north-westerly along that centreline to a point in line with the northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 29981 in Block XIV, Patetere North Survey District, thence easterly to and along that boundary and the northern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. S. 17151 and its production to the right bank of the Waioraka Stream, thence generally northerly along that bank to its junction with the left bank of the Pokaiwhenua Stream, thence generally south-easterly along the left banks of the Kinleith Branch Railway, thence southerly along that centreline to the centreline of Wiltsdown Road, thence generally south-westerly along that centreline to the right bank of the Waioraka Stream, thence generally southerly along that bank to the southern corner of part Pakuranga 2C Block in Block VI, Patetere South Survey District, thence north-easterly along the south-eastern boundary of that block and its production to the centreline of Old Taupo Road, thence south-easterly along that centreline to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Section 21, Block VII, Patetere South Survey District, thence south-westerly and south-easterly to and along the north-western and south-western boundaries of that section to the western boundary of part Lot 5, D.P. S. 12209, thence southerly along that boundary to the right bank of Waioraka Stream thence generally southerly along that bank to the northern boundary of Lot 44, D.P. 18172 in Block XI, Patetere South Survey District, thence easterly along that boundary, to and southerly along the eastern boundary of the said Lot 44 and its production to the centreline of Maraetai Road, thence generally easterly along that centreline to a point in line with the western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 23251, thence generally south-easterly to and along that boundary and the south-western boundaries of Lots 3 and 4, D.P. 23251 and the production of the latter boundary to the centreline of Whakamaru Road, thence southerly along that centreline to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 5, D.P. 32553, in Block XI, Patetere South Survey District, thence north-easterly to and along that boundary and the south-eastern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. S. 17124, and its production to the centreline of Old Taupo Road, thence generally south-easterly along that centreline and the centrelines of Kinleith Road and State Highway No. 1 to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 24, Block VII, Ngautuku Survey District, thence generally easterly to and along that boundary and the southern boundaries of Sections 18, 20, and 21, Block VII aforesaid, thence generally northerly along the eastern boundaries of Section 21 aforesaid, Matarawa Road and Sections 15 and 14, Block V, Ngautuku Survey District, thence westerly along the northern boundaries of Sections 14, 13, 12, 11, 5, 19 and 18, Block V aforesaid and Sections 8, 7 and 12, Block XII, Patetere South Survey District, and the last mentioned boundary produced to the centreline of State Highway No. 1, thence northerly along that centreline to a point in line with the southern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. S. 1514, thence easterly to
and along that boundary to and thence generally
north-westerly along the eastern and north-eastern boundaries of Lot 2, D.P. S. 1514 aforesaid, part Lot 1, D.P. S. 1514 and lot 3, D.P. 28690, part Lot 14, D.P. 27597 and the land in D.P. S. 2883 (Amisfield) to the southern boundary of part Lot 5, D.P. 23421, thence generally easterly along that boundary and the southern boundaries of the land in D.P. S. 16055, Lots 1 and 2, D.P. S. 16812, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and part Lot 5, D.P. 27069, to and thence northerly along the eastern boundaries of part Lot 5 D.P. 27069 aforesaid and D.P. S. 16731 and the last mentioned boundary produced to the centreline of Mossop Road, thence easterly along that centreline to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. S. 1659, thence generally northerly to and along that boundary and the eastern boundaries of Lot 2, D.P. 24874 and Lot 1, D.P. S. 1659, thence generally westerly along the northern boundaries of Lot 1, D.P. S. 1659, Lot 2 and part Lot 1, D.P. 35645, part Lot 17, D.P. 8318 to and thence southerly along the western boundary of the said part Lot 17, D.P. 8318 to and thence north-westerly along the right bank of the Whakauru Stream to and thence north-easterly along the south-eastern boundaries of part Lot 11, D.P. 22976, Lot 2, D.P. 23166, part Lot 11, and part Lot 12, D.P. 22967 and Lot 3, D.P. S. 16941, and the last mentioned boundary produced to the centreline of Newell Road, thence easterly along that centreline to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 11, D.P. 20030, thence north-easterly to and along that boundary and its production to the right bank of the Pokaiwhenua Stream, thence generally north-westerly along that bank to a point in line with the north-western boundary of part Section 46, D.P. 19761, thence south-westerly to and along that boundary and its production to the centreline of State Highway No. 1, thence northerly along the centrelines of State Highway No. 1 and Te Rere Road to the left bank of the Ngutuwera Stream, thence generally easterly along that bank to a point in line with the
south-eastern boundary of part Kokako Block, thence north-easterly to and along that boundary to the point of commencement.
"Secondly": All that area situated in Blocks XIV and XV, Whakamaru Survey District bounded by a line commencing at a point on the centre line of State Highway No. 32 opposite the westernmost corner of Lot 2, D.P. S. 13179 in Block XIV, Whakamaru Survey District, and proceeding thence generally north-easterly to and along the generally southern and eastern boundaries of Lots 3 and 1, D.P. S. 13179, and their production to the centreline of Waikino Road, thence generally north-easterly along that centre line to the left bank of Mangakowhiriwhiri Stream thence by a right line to the southernmost corner of Section 1, Block XIV, Whakamaru Survey District, thence generally northerly along the eastern boundary of that section to a point in line with the northern boundary of part Section 5, Block XV aforesaid, thence north-easterly by a right line to the centreline of Kaahu Road, thence southerly along that centreline to a point opposite the southern boundary of Section 17, Block XV aforesaid, thence generally easterly, northerly and again easterly along the generally southern boundary of the said Section 17 to the left bank of the Maraemanuka Stream, thence southerly along that bank to the north-western boundary of Section 20, Block XV, Whakamaru Survey District, thence south-westerly along that boundary and its production to the centreline of Kaahu Road, thence north-westerly along that centreline to a point in line with the northern boundary of Section 7, Block XV aforesaid, thence southerly to along that boundary and its production to the left bank of the Mangakowhiriwhiri Stream, thence by a right line to the southernmost corner of Section 1, Block XV, Whakamaru Survey District, thence generally northerly along the eastern boundary of that section to a point in line with the northern boundary of part Section 5 Block XV aforesaid, thence north-easterly by a right line to the centreline of Kaahu Road, thence southerly along that centreline to a point opposite the southern boundary of Section 17, Block XV aforesaid, thence generally easterly, northerly and again easterly along the generally southern boundary of the said Section 17 to the left bank of the Maraemanuka Stream, thence southerly along that boundary and its production to the centreline of Kaahu Road, thence north-westerly along that centreline to a point in line with the northern boundary of Section 7, Block XV aforesaid, thence south-westerly to and along that boundary and its production to the left bank of the Mangakowhiriwhiri Stream, thence southerly along that bank of a point in line with the northern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. S. 23009, thence by a right line to and westerly along the northern boundaries of the said Lot 2 and
Lot 1, D.P. S. 23009, to and north-westerly and
south-westerly along the north-eastern and north-western boundaries of Lot 1, D.P. S. 18972, and the last mentioned boundary produced to the centreline of State Highway No. 32 thence north-westerly along that centreline to the point of commencement.
"Thirdly": All that area in Puketapu and Karangahape Survey Districts bounded by a line commencing at the northernmost corner of Hauhungaroa 5 Block in Block VII, Puketapu Survey district, and proceeding thence north-easterly along the north-western boundary of part Hauhungaroa 2C Block to its intersection with a right line parallel to, and 1km distant from and north-west of the north-western boundary of part Waihaha 3D2 Block, thence north-easterly along that line to its intersection with the right bank of a tributary of the Waihaha River (Map reference NZMS1, sheet N 93/182347), thence generally easterly along that bank and the right bank of the Waihaha River to the western shore of Lake Taupo, thence southerly along that shore to the left bank of the Waikino Stream, thence generally westerly along that bank to the eastern boundary of part Hauhungaroa 2C Block, thence southerly along that boundary and its production to the centreline of Te Pute Road, thence westerly along that centreline to the centreline of State Highway No. 32, thence generally southerly along that centreline to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Wharakawa Block, thence south-westerly to and along that boundary and the north-western boundaries of Hauhungaroa part 1D2 and 1D1 Blocks, to and thence generally north-westerly along the generally north-eastern boundary of Hauhungaroa 2D2 Block,
to and thence north-easterly and north-westerly along
the south-eastern and north-eastern boundaries of Hauhungaroa 5 Block to the point of commencement.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of September 2001.
M. J. DUDFIELD, National Rural Fire Officer.