All that area comprising the counties of Clifton, Egmont, Eltham, Hawera, Inglewood, Stratford, Taranaki, Waimate West, and Patea (as the said counties were constituted on the 1st day of October 1964) such that the southern boundary of the area coincides with the southern boundary of the South Taranaki District Council area as designated in the Local Government (Taranaki Region) Reorganisation Order 1989 (Gazette 1989, p 2445), and including all cities, boroughs, and town districts surrounded by or contiguous to that defined area.