Pursuant to section 68 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, I, Colin Holmes, declare that a state of local emergency exists in Edgecumbe-Tarawera Ward, Whakatane District Council.
The state of local emergency comes into force on 18 May 2005.
Declared By: Colin Holmes.
Designation: Mayor, Whakatane District Council.
Time and Date of Declaration: 6.43 p.m., 18 May 2005.