Based on the 1991 New Zealand census, an electoral redistribution was carried out.
[1][2] The electorate was located adjacent to the Bay of Plenty on the east coast of the North Island, north of Tauranga and south of the Coromandel Peninsula.
[3] This electorate was formed for the 44th session of the New Zealand Parliament in 1993.
It existed for one term until 1996, and was represented by Graeme Lee of the National Party.
In the 1996 election, Lee stood as a list-only candidate, but as the Christian Democrats failed to make the 5% threshold, he did not re-enter parliament.