Pursuant to section 24 of the Fire Service Act 1975,
the New Zealand Fire Service Commission gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the New Zealand Fire Service Fire Regions Notice 2012.
(2) This notice comes into force on 22 November 2012.
2. Revocation of New Zealand Fire Service Fire Regions Notice-The New Zealand Fire Service Fire Regions Notice 1997* is hereby revoked.
3. Constitution of Fire Regions-(1) In this notice, "fire region" and "territorial authority" mean a fire region and a territorial authority as described in section 2 of the Fire Service Act 1975.
(2) The fire regions listed in Schedule 1 are hereby constituted and declared as New Zealand Fire Service
Fire Regions.
(3) The territorial authorities within each fire region are listed in Schedule 2.
(4) The boundaries of the constituted fire regions are defined and delineated on plans held at the National Headquarters, New Zealand Fire Service, Wellington.
Schedule 1
New Zealand Fire Service Fire Regions
Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5.
Schedule 2
Territorial Authorities Within Fire Regions
Region 1:
Auckland, Far North District, Hauraki District (part of), Kaipara District, Waikato District (part of), Whangarei District.
Region 2:
Gisborne District, Hamilton City, Hauraki District
(part of), Kawerau District, Matamata-Piako
District, Opotiki District, Otorohanga District, Rotorua District, South Waikato District, Taupo District, Tauranga City, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato District (part of), Waipa District, Waitomo District, Western Bay of Plenty District, Whakatane District.
Region 3:
Carterton District, Central Hawke’s Bay District, Chatham Island District Council, Hastings
District, Horowhenua District, Kapiti Coast District, Lower Hutt City, Manawatu District, Masterton District, Napier City, New Plymouth District, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Rangitikei District, Ruapehu District, South Taranaki District, South Wairarapa District, Stratford District, Tararua District, Upper Hutt City, Wairoa District, Wanganui District, Wellington City.
Region 4:
Ashburton District, Buller District, Christchurch City, Grey District, Hurunui District, Kaikoura District, Mackenzie District, Marlborough District, Nelson City, Selwyn District, Tasman District, Timaru District, Waimakariri District, Waimate District, Westland District.
Region 5:
Central Otago District, Clutha District, Dunedin City, Gore District, Invercargill City, Queenstown-Lakes District, Southland District, Waitaki District.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of November 2012.
PAUL BAXTER, Chief Executive of the New Zealand
Fire Service (acting under delegated authority of the
New Zealand Fire Service Commission).
*New Zealand Gazette, 1997, No. 169, page 4057