Eastern Bay of Plenty electorate was abolished and one electorate was recreated. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (including Eastern Bay of Plenty), five electorates were recreated, and eight electorates were abolished. The electorate included all the Opotiki and Kawerau Districts, most of the Whakatane District, and a small part of the Gisborne District. The main towns were Whakatane and Opotiki, and in addition, polling booths were at Awakeri, Cape Runaway, Galatea, New Zealand, Kawerau, Kutarere, Matawai, Minginui, Motu, Murupara, Nukuhou, Ohope, Omaio, Omarumutu, Otoko, Paroa, Raukokore, Ruatoki, Taneatua, Te Kaha, Te Teko, Thornton, Torere, Waimana, Waioeka, Waiohau, and Woodlands. Tony
Bay of Plenty become a popular attraction as the number of whales such as blue whales and humpback whales migrating into bay waters began to recover. The Bay of Plenty has 227 km of rail network and 4,460 km of roads. The main rail line in the region is the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, which extends from Hamilton in the Waikato region to Kawerau via Tauranga, with the Murupara Branch Railway extending the Kawerau terminus to Murupara, and the Mount Maunganui Branch connecting the Mount Maunganui terminus with the East Coast Main Trunk. Rail networks in the region are used exclusively for