Notice is hereby given that the Minister for Land Information proposes to take, under the Public Works Act 1981, the land described in the First Schedule to this notice (“land”) and the easement described in the Second Schedule to this notice (“easement”).

The land and the easement are required for construction of the State Highway 1 Wellington Northern Corridor (Transmission Gully) (“project”).

More particularly, the land is required for motorway purposes and the easement is required for the functioning indirectly of a road (right of way) to allow for permanent access to the land and other land owned by Her Majesty The Queen for the project.

The project is required to cater for increasing traffic volumes and to improve the safety and efficiency of State Highway 1 and the local road network.

The owners of the land and those persons with a registered interest in the land have been served with notice of the Minister for Land Information’s intention to take the land and the easement, and advised of their right to object.

Any other person having the right to object may send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, 5th Floor, District Court Building, 49 Ballance Street, Wellington 6011, or by post to DX SX11154, Wellington, within 20 working days after the date of publication of this notice.

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 Chris McCashin, The Property Group Limited, Level 10, Technology One House, 86–96 Victoria Street, Wellington 6011. Postal Address: PO Box 2874, Wellington 6140. Telephone: (04) 472 5852.

Wellington Land District—Porirua City

First Schedule

Second Schedule

A right of way easement in gross over that part of Section 42 Horokiwi Valley District (part Computer Freehold Register WN17B/1054); marked “R”, “S”, “T”, “U” and “V” on SO 480180 and containing the rights and powers set out in the Fourth Schedule to the Land Transfer Regulations 2002.

The land is located at 1038 Paekakariki Hill Road, Pauatahanui.

Dated at Cambridge this 2nd day of February 2015.

Hon LOUISE UPSTON, Minister for Land Information.