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

The land is required for Tauranga Northern Link (“Project”). The land described in the Schedule is required for road and the functioning indirectly of a road (segregation strip) to enable the construction of the carriageway and supporting embankments for the operation of the road.

The Project will improve travel time, trip reliability, freight movements and safety, as well as relieve congestion on this major link between the Bay of Plenty, Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula.

The owners of the land and those persons with a registered interest in it have been served with notice of the Minister for Land Information’s intention to take the land 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, Level 2, 41 Federal Street, Auckland 1010, or by post to PO Box 7147, DX CX10086, Auckland, 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 Simon Boroughs, Opus International Consultants Limited, Gartshore House, Level 3, 116 Cameron Road, Tauranga (PO Box 646, Tauranga 3140). Telephone: (07) 577 6000.

South Auckland Land District—South Auckland

Schedule

Land Required for Road

Land Required for the Functioning Indirectly of a Road (Segregation Strip)

The land is located at 13–23 Te Mete Road, Te Puna, Bay of Plenty.

Dated at Auckland this 30th day of August 2017.

Hon MARK MITCHELL, Minister for Land Information.