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

The Land is required for road.

The reasons why Manawatu District Council considers it essential to take the Land are:

• Part of the Land has existed as formed road (Makino Road) for many decades,
• The balance of the Land comprises road verges, being either land located between the formed road (Makino Road) and privately-owned properties or land adjoining legal but unformed road, and,
• It is not known why the Land was not previously dedicated or otherwise legalised as road,
• The Council has maintained, at its cost, the formed road located on the Land as part of its roading network and seeks to take ownership of it.

The Owner of the Land is a company registered in London in the United Kingdom in 1869, and it ceased to exist in 1916. There are no known successors to the owner of the Land and no persons with a registered interest in the Land.

Any person having the right to object may send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, District Court Building, Level 5, 49 Balance Street, Wellington 6011, or DX SX10044, 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 Karyn-Maree Johnson, The Property Group Limited, Level 7, 7–21 Fitzherbert Ave, Palmerston North 4410. Postal Address: PO Box 12066, Palmerston North 4444. Email: kmjohnson@propertygroup.co.nz. Phone: 027 711 1607.

The Land is located adjoining 303 and 311 Makino Road, Fielding.

Wellington Land District—Manawatu District

Schedule

Dated at Fielding this 26th day of March 2024.

SHAYNE HARRIS, Chief Executive, Manawatu District Council.