Notice is hereby given, under the provisions of section 23 of the Public Works Act 1981, that the Northland Regional Council proposes to take easements over the land described in the Schedule hereto ("the land").
The land is required for the construction and maintenance of a flood protection scheme for the Kaeo township.
The flood protection scheme is required because the Kaeo township is subject to frequent damaging flooding from the Kaeo River.
The Northland Regional Council proposes to construct a flood protection scheme that will reduce the risk of flooding to the Kaeo township.
The flood protection scheme comprises stop banks and floodwalls to divert the flow of water from the township
and lessen the velocity of flood water flow, thereby reducing the risk to property and life.
A river spillway diversion is also to be constructed to reduce flood risk, and borrow (soil) excavated from the diversion will be used to create stop banks.
The easements over the land are required for works associated with the flood protection scheme and to convey flood waters that may be diverted by the flood protection scheme works.
More particularly, some of the easements are required:
to enable the Northland Regional Council to construct and maintain the scheme's stop banks, floodwalls and a river spillway diversion;
for access associated with the construction and maintenance of these works;
to obtain borrow (soil) to construct the stop banks; and
to convey flood waters over parts of the land.
The owners of the land and those persons with a registered interest in it have been served with notice of the Northland Regional Council's intention to take their land and their right to object.
Any other person having the right to object may send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Tribunals Division, Justice Department, Private Bag, Postal Centre, Wellington, within 20 working days.
If any objection is made in accordance with this notice, a public hearing will be held with the right of the objector to appear and be heard personally unless the objector otherwise requires, and each objector will be informed of the time and place of the hearing.
Any person requiring further information in respect of
this advice should contact Bruce Howse (Land Rivers Senior Programme Manager), Northland Regional Council (telephone (09) 470 1135).
North Auckland Land District-Far North District
Schedule
The land to be taken by way of easement is:
A: Land located near 73 Turner Street, Kaeo, and lying off the south-east end of Turner Street beyond the residential area across the valley from the Kaeo township:
1. Part Allotment 1 DP 21540 and Lots 7-8 DP 80257 (Computer Freehold Register NA35B/601); marked "O", "P" and "Q" on SO 459897.
2. Part of Part Allotment 1 Parish of Kaeo (Computer Freehold Register NA502/92); marked "R" on SO 459897.
3. Part Snowdens Grant (Computer Freehold Register NA1089/79); marked "C" and "M" on SO 459897.
4. Part Snowdens Grant (Computer Freehold Register NA2087/22); marked "L" on SO 459897.
B: Land located at 4171 State Highway 10, Kaeo, immediately to the south of and with frontage to State Highway 10:
1. Part of DP 22216 (Computer Freehold Register NA499/4); marked "D", "E" and "K" on SO 459897.
C: Land located at the western extent of Waikare Avenue, Kaeo, bounding the Kaeo River:
1. Part of Part Snowdens Grant (Computer Freehold Register NA4D/903); marked "B" and "N" on SO 459897.
D: Land situated west of the Kaeo River from Greenlane
to the east of Kaeo township:
1. Part of Part Allotment 48 Parish of Kaeo (Computer Freehold Register NA545/229); marked "S", "T" and "U" on SO 459897.
E: Land to the north of State Highway 10 adjoining, and east of, the Kaeo township:
1. Part of Part Snowdens Grant (Computer Freehold Register NA21A/305); marked "A" on SO 459897.
F: Land to the south of State Highway 10 adjoining, and east of, the Kaeo township:
1. Lot 1 DP110461 (Computer Freehold Register NA62B/299); marked "F" on SO 459897.
Dated at Whangarei this 1st day of February 2013.
MALCOLM NICOLSON, Chief Executive Officer, Northland Regional Council.