CINDY KIRO, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 3rd day of July 2023

Present:

Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS, Presiding in Council

Pursuant to section 25 and Part 4 of Schedule 3 of the Local Government Act 2002, the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council and at the request of the Local Government Commission, makes the following order.

Order

1. Title and Purpose

(1) This Order is the Local Government Reorganisation (Belk, Keenan and Tara Roads) Implementation Amendment Order 2021.

(2) This order:

1. Gives effect to the reorganisation implementation scheme adopted by the Local Government Commission on 27 April 2022 which makes amendments to the reorganisation implementation scheme given effect to by the Local Government Reorganisation (Belk, Keenan and Tara Roads) Implementation Order 2021;
2. promotes good local government in a way that meets the needs and preferences of affected communities.

2. Commencement

This Order comes into force on 1 August 2023.

3. Interpretation

The terms used in this Order have the same meaning as the defined terms in the Local Government Reorganisation (Belk, Keenan and Tara Roads) Implementation Order 2021.

4. Amendments

(1) Clause 16 of the Local Government Reorganisation (Belk, Keenan and Tara Roads) Implementation Order 2021 is revoked and replaced with the following clause:

(1) Subject to subclause (2), all policies of the Tauranga City Council apply to Areas B, C and D from 1 March 2023.

(2) The Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s financial contributions policy continues to apply to Areas B, C and D until that policy is, in relation to its application to those areas, revoked, amended or replaced by the Tauranga City Council.

(2) Clause 17 of the Local Government Reorganisation (Belk, Keenan and Tara Roads) Implementation Order 2021 is revoked and replaced with the following clause:

(1) Clause 46 of Schedule 3 of the Act does not apply.

(2) From 1 March 2023, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s existing bylaws cease to apply to Areas B, C and D and the existing bylaws of the Tauranga City Council will apply to Areas B, C and D from that date.

DIANA HAWKER, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.