1: Title
This Act is the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
1: Preliminary matters, acknowledgements and apology, and settlement of historical claims
Preliminary matters
3: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is—
a: to record in English and te reo Māori the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki in the deed of settlement; and
b: to give effect to certain provisions of the deed of settlement that settles the historical claims of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
4: Provisions to take effect on settlement date
1: The provisions of this Act take effect on the settlement date unless stated otherwise.
2: Before the date on which a provision takes effect, a person may prepare or sign a document or do anything else that is required for—
a: the provision to have full effect on that date; or
b: a power to be exercised under the provision on that date; or
c: a duty to be performed under the provision on that date.
5: Act binds the Crown
This Act binds the Crown.
6: Outline
1: This section is a guide to the overall scheme and effect of this Act, but does not affect the interpretation or application of the other provisions of this Act or of the deed of settlement.
2: This Part—
a: sets out the purpose of this Act; and
b: provides that the provisions of this Act take effect on the settlement date unless a provision states otherwise; and
c: specifies that the Act binds the Crown; and
d: sets out a summary of the historical account, and records the text of the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, as recorded in the deed of settlement; and
e: defines terms used in this Act, including key terms such as Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and historical claims; and
f: provides that the settlement of the historical claims is final; and
g: provides for—
i: the effect of the settlement of the historical claims on the jurisdiction of a court, tribunal, or other judicial body in respect of the historical claims; and
ii: a consequential amendment to the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
iii: the effect of the settlement on certain memorials; and
iv: the exclusion of the limit on the duration of a trust
v: access to the deed of settlement.
3: Part 2
a: cultural redress requiring vesting in the trustees of the fee simple estate in certain cultural redress properties; and
b: cultural redress that does not involve the vesting of land, namely,—
i: a statutory acknowledgement by the Crown of the statements made by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki of their cultural, historical, spiritual, and traditional association with certain statutory areas and the effect of that acknowledgement, together with a deed of recognition for the specified areas; and
ii: protocols for primary industries and taonga tūturu on the terms set out in the documents schedule; and
iii: the provision of official geographic names.
4: Part 3
a: in subpart 1
b: in subpart 2
c: in subpart 3
5: There are 3 schedules, as follows:
a: Schedule 1
b: Schedule 2
c: Schedule 3 Section 6(2)(g)(iv) amended 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019 Summary of historical account, acknowledgements, and apology of the Crown
7: Summary of historical account, acknowledgements, and apology
1: Section 8
2: Sections 9 10
3: The acknowledgements and apology are to be read together with the historical account recorded in part 2 of the deed of settlement.
8: Summary of historical account
Summary of historical background to claims by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
1: According to their oral traditions, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki have maintained customary interests and ahi kā in Tāmaki, Hauraki, and Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana since time immemorial.
2: Before the Treaty of Waitangi
3: Between 1836 and 1839, Ngāi Tai and other iwi negotiated transactions with a missionary for a large land block in Tāmaki. In 1837, the missionary wrote that the iwi and hapū who had sold the land would retain at least one-third of the block for their personal use for ever
4: Ngāi Tai tradition records that 2 Ngāi Tai rangatira signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Karaka Bay on 4 March 1840.
5: In 1842, a Land Claims Commissioner recommended that the Crown leave one-third of the missionary purchase in the undisturbed possession surplus
6: Motutapu is an island of great significance to Ngāi Tai. On 11 January 1840, Tara Te Irirangi and 5 others signed a deed conveying Motutapu and several other inner-Gulf islands to a settler married to Ngeungeu of Ngāi Tai. On 15 December 1840, the settler lodged a claim for the islands to be heard by the Land Claims Commission, but died before the Commission investigated the claim.
7: Acting on the recommendation of a Land Claims Commissioner, the Crown later granted 2 560 acres on Motutapu to the 6 children of the settler who made the 1840 transaction. The Crown granted the land to the children, who were Ngāi Tai, in individualised European title. By 1870, Ngāi Tai interests in Motutapu had been alienated.
8: On 12 July 1863 the Crown invaded the Waikato when its forces crossed the Mangatāwhiri. The majority of Ngāi Tai expressed loyalty to the Crown. Ngāi Tai did this to protect their iwi and their whenua from the effects of war. On 30 January 1865, the Crown proclaimed a 51 000-acre confiscation block in East Wairoa, in which Ngāi Tai had interests. The Compensation Court awarded Ngāi Tai claimants a total of £1,200 in compensation for their interests in the East Wairoa block.
9: Between 1866 and 1871, approximately 16 000 acres of the approximately 20 000 acres awarded to Ngāi Tai by the Native Land Court was sold. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries most of Ngāi Tai’s remaining lands were alienated to the Crown and private purchasers.
10: For Ngāi Tai, the loss of communal ancestral lands had a severe impact on their traditional tribal structure. Families left landless or with uneconomic land blocks had insufficient means to support themselves. From the 1880s, Ngāi Tai increasingly left Umupuia in search of work. This dispersal of Ngāi Tai alienated many whānau and their descendants not only from their lands, but also from their iwi identity. This led to the loss of customary traditions, tribal authority and te reo me ona tikanga o Ngāi Tai. Whakarāpopototanga o te Kōrero Hītori ki ngā kerēme a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
1: E ai ki ngā kōrero tūpuna a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, mai i tua whakarere rātou e tiaki ana i te ahi kā me ō rātou pānga ki ngā whenua i Tāmaki, i Hauraki, tae atu ki Tīkapa Moana (arā, ki te Hauraki Gulf).
2: I mua i te hainatanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ka uru atu ētahi rangatira o Ngāi Tai me ētahi atu rangatira nō iwi kē, ki ngā whakawhitinga whenua i Tāmaki, tae atu ki ngā motu o roto o Tīkapa Moana. E whakapono atu ana a Ngāi Tai, ehara ēnei whakawhitinga i ngā tau 1830 a ō rātou tūpuna i ngā whenua tuku iho i te mahi poka noa kia wehea atu rā mō ake tonu atu. Moroki anō, ki tā Ngāi Tai whakaaro, he tohu manaaki kē e puta painga ai ki a rātou ko ngā Pākehā ēnei mahi.
3: Mai i te tau 1836 ki te tau 1839, ka whiriwhiri whakawhitinga whenua a Ngāi Tai me ētahi atu iwi ki tētahi mihingare Pākehā e pā ana ki tētahi poraka whenua nui tonu i Tāmaki. I te tau 1837, nāna tonu i tuhi kia purutia te toru hauwhā, nui ake, o te poraka ki te iwi, hapū hoki for their personal use for ever
4: E ai ki a Ngāi Tai, e rua ngā rangatira nō Ngāi Tai i waitohu i Te Tiriti o Waitangi i Karaka Bay i te 4 o ngā rā o Māehe i te tau 1840.
5: I te tau 1842 ka taunaki tētahi Kaikōmihana Kerēme Whenua kia waiho e te Karauna tētahi wāhanga, e toru tekau mā toru ōrau, o te hokonga a te mihingare mō te undisturbed possession o te Māori. toenga
6: He motu tapu ki a Ngāi Tai a Motutapu. I te 11 o ngā rā o Hānuere i te tau 1840, ka waitohua e Tara Te Irirangi me ētahi atu tokorima tētahi kirmana whakaae kia riro a Motutapu i te Pākehā i moea e Ngeungeu, nō Ngāi Tai, me ētahi motu i roto i Tīkapa Moana. I te 15 o ngā rā o Tīhema i te tau 1840, ka tāpaetia e te Pākehā tāna kerēme ki aua motu kia uiuitia e te Kōmihana Kerēme Whenua. Ka mate taua Pākehā i mua i te uiuitanga o te kerēme.
7: Nō muri mai i te taunakitanga a tētahi Kaikōmihana Kerēme Whenua, ka whakaaetia e te Karauna te 2 560 eka whenua i Motutapu ki ngā tamariki tokoono a te Pākehā, nāna te whakawhitinga tuatahi i whakarite i te tau 1840. Ka whakaaetia ā-taitara Pākehā takitahi e te Karauna te whenua ki ngā tamariki i whakapapa mai rā ki a Ngāi Tai. Taka rawa mai ki te tau 1870, kua tata ngaro ngā mana o Ngāi Tai ki Motutapu.
8: I te 12 o ngā rā o Hūrae i te tau 1863 ka urutomokia a Waikato e te Karauna i te whakawhitinga o te Awa o Mangatāwhiri. Ka tautokona te Karauna e te nuinga o Ngāi Tai kia whakamarumarutia kia tiakina paitia ō rātou whenua. I te 30 o ngā rā o Hānuere i te tau 1865 ka pānuitia e te Karauna tētahi poraka e 51 000 eka te nui, hei whenua muru i East Wairoa ā, he pānga anō ō Ngāi Tai ki roto. £1,200 te nui o te kamupeneheihana i tukuna ki ngā kaikerēme nō Ngāi Tai mō ō rātou pānga ki East Wairoa.
9: Mai i te tau 1866 ki te tau 1871, e tata ana ki te 16 000 eka whenua mai i te 20 000 eka i whakaaetia e te Kōti Whenua Māori ki a Ngāi Tai, i hokona katoatia atu. I ngā tau tōmuri o te rautau tekau mā iwa me te rautau e rua tekau, ka tata ngaro katoa ngā whenua e mau tonu ana ki a Ngāi Tai ki te Karauna me ngā kaihoko tūmataiti.
10: He maha ngā pānga kino mō ngā Ngāi Tai i muri i te ngaronga atu o ngā whenua ā-hapori, he whenua i tuku iho mai i ō rātou tūpuna. Kua noho whānau kore whenua, ā, he whenua rānei kāore e tupu ōhanga hei oranga ake mō rātou. Mai i ngā tau 1880 wehe atu ai a Ngāi Tai i Umupuia ki te kimi mahi mā rātou. Nā tēnei hekenga ki ngā tāone nunui ka marara haere a Ngāi Tai me ō rātou uri i ō rātou whenua ake, ā, ka memeha anō te tuakiri ā-iwi. Ko te ngaronga tikanga, ko te ngaronga mana iwi, ko te ngaronga reo, tikanga Māori hoki o Ngāi Tai te otinga.
9: Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements of the Crown
1: The Crown acknowledges that it has failed to deal with the long-standing grievances of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki in an appropriate way and that recognition of these grievances is long overdue.
2: The Crown acknowledges that, by participating in land transactions, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki sought to establish mutually beneficial relationships with Europeans and, from 1840, with the Crown. The Crown further acknowledges that lands transacted by rangatira of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki contributed to the development of Auckland and of New Zealand as a whole.
3: The Crown acknowledges that, in approving the pre-1840 Tāmaki purchase,—
a: it retained surplus lands
b: it failed to ensure the block was properly surveyed or assess the adequacy of the lands that Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki retained before it acquired the surplus Treaty of Waitangi
4: The Crown acknowledges that—
a: it retained Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki lands, including lands in eastern Wairoa, Papakura, and the inner Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana, as surplus
b: it failed to correctly apply all of the regulations that governed pre-emption waiver transactions; and
c: it did not always protect Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki interests during investigations into these transactions; and
d: its policy of taking surplus land from pre-emption waiver purchases breached the Treaty principles of active protection and the duty to act fairly and reasonably towards Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki when it failed to ensure an assessment of the adequacy of lands that Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki retained for their needs. The Crown also acknowledges that this failure was compounded by flaws in the way the Crown implemented the policy in further breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi
5: The Crown acknowledges that by failing to set aside one-tenth of the lands purchased during the pre-emption waiver period for public purposes, especially the establishment of schools and hospitals for the future benefit of Māori, including Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, it breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi
6: The Crown acknowledges that the alienation of inner Gulf islands, with their deep ancestral associations to the iwi, remains a major grievance for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
7: The Crown reiterates its previous acknowledgement in the Waikato-Tainui settlement that its representatives and advisers acted unjustly and in breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi
8: The Crown acknowledges that,—
a: after the war, it confiscated 51 000 acres of land at East Wairoa in which Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki held interests; and
b: it broke its promise that those, including Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who had not taken up arms during the war would not be deprived of their lands through the confiscation; and
c: Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki lands were confiscated even though the majority of the iwi expressed loyalty during the war; and
d: the prejudice created by the confiscation was compounded by inadequacies in the Compensation Court process; and
e: it returned only 250 acres of land to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki in individualised title, which was inconsistent with customary tenure; and
f: Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki pursued compensation over many years for land confiscated in the East Wairoa block; and
g: the confiscation was unjust and excessive, and in breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi
9: The Crown acknowledges that—
a: it introduced the native land laws without consulting Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; and
b: the individualisation of title imposed by the native land laws was inconsistent with Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki tikanga; and
c: the Native Land Court title determination process carried significant costs, including survey and hearing costs, which led to further alienation of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki land; and
d: the operation and impact of the native land laws, in particular the awarding of land titles to individual Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki rather than to the iwi or hapū, made those lands more susceptible to partition, fragmentation, and alienation. This contributed to the erosion of the traditional tribal structures of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. The Crown failed to take adequate steps to protect those structures and this was a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi
10: The Crown acknowledges that its agent pressured Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to pay their rivals to withdraw challenges to the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki applications for title to the Whakakaiwhara and Urungahauhau blocks.
11: The Crown acknowledges that Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki permanently lost the ownership and use of land at Mātaitai despite the Crown’s assurance that this land would be used for the rehabilitation of returned servicemen, including a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki serviceman, when it purchased the land.
12: The Crown acknowledges that, by 1880, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki were left virtually landless, and the Crown’s failure to ensure that they retained sufficient land for their present and future needs was a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi Whakaaetanga a te Karauna ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
1: Ka whakaae te Karauna i hapa, nā tāna kore whakawhitiwhiti kōrero e pā ana ki ngā nawe me ngā mamaetanga mai rā anō, nā runga i ngā tikanga pono, me te mōhio anō hoki kua roa rawa te whakatikatika o ēnei nawe e tārewa tonu ana.
2: Ka whakaae te Karauna nā te whai wāhitanga atu o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki ki ngā whakawhitinga whenua, ka kitea te hiahia o te iwi ki te waihanga hononga e whiwhi painga ngātahi ai rātou ko ngā Pākehā, ā, mai i te tau 1840, ka perā anō ngā hua ka puta ki te Karauna. Ka whakaae anō te Karauna, nā ngā whakawhitinga whenua a ngā rangatira nō Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki i whakapakari te whakawhanaketanga o Tāmaki Makaurau me Aotearoa nui tonu.
3: Ka whakaae te Karauna, nā tāna whakaaetanga ki te hokonga o Tāmaki i mua i te tau 1840—
a: ka pupurutia ki a ia anō ngā whenua toenga
b: ka hapa ia ki te āta rūri i te poraka whenua nā, ā, kāore hoki i whakarite kia arotakengia, kia whai whakaaro ake anō ki te tika me te rahi o ngā whenua o Ngāi Tai i mua i te rironga o te toenga
4: Ka whakaae te Karauna—
a: nāna i muru ngā whenua o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki i Wairoa ki tai, i Papakura, tae atu ki roto o Tīkapa Moana, hei whenua toenga
b: nāna i hapa ki te whakatau tika i te katoa o ngā whakaritenga whakahaere i ngā whakawhitinga ā-whakarere mana hoko tuatahi; ā
c: kāore i āta manaakitia i ngā wā katoa ngā pānga whenua o Ngāi Tai i roto i ngā uiuitanga o aua whakawhitinga whenua; ā
d: nā tāna kaupapahere ki te tango whenua toenga, mai i ngā hokonga ā-whakarere mana hoko tuatahi, ka takahia ngā mātāpono o Te Tiriti e pā ana ki te āta whakamarumaru, tae atu ki te haepapa kia pono, kia tika āna mahi katoa ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. Ā, nā tāna hapa ki te arotake i te tika me te nui o te whenua e toe tonu ana ki a Ngāi Tāi ki Tāmaki hei oranga ake mō rātou, ka takahia anō te kī taurangi kia manaakitia a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. Ka whakaae anō te Karauna, nā ngā ngoikoretanga o te whakahaere a te Karauna i taua kaupapahere, ka hē rawa atu, ā, he takahi anō tērā i Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono.
5: Ka whakaae te Karauna, nā tāna korenga, nā tāna hapa ki te whakarite i te tekau ōrau o ngā whenua i whakawhitia ki a Tauiwi i te wā o te whakarere mana hoko tuatahi hei mahinga tūmatanui, inā hoki rawa te whakatū kura me te whakatū hōhipera hei painga mō ngā uri whakatupu, tae atu ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, ka takahia anō Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono.
6: Ka whakaae te Karauna, kei te ngau tonu hei mamae nui ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki te rironga atu o ngā motu ki roto o Tīkapa Moana me ōna wāhi tapu.
7: Ka whakatauria anō e te Karauna āna whakaaetanga i whakatakotohia ai i te whakataunga o Waikato me Tainui, he mahi takahi mana ā āna māngai, kaitohutohu anō hoki ki te tuku hōia a te Karauna ki te whakawhiti i te Awa o Mangatāwhiri i te marama o Hūrae i te tau 1863, tae atu ki te rironga, ā, hei muri atu, te murunga whenua i te rohe pōtae o Waikato. Hei whakawhāiti mai ki tēnei whakataunga, ka whakaae anō te Karauna, he tino parekura i whāia, nā te urutomokanga o ngā hōia a te Karauna ki Mangatāwhiri ā, ka wehewehea ngā tāngata ki roto i te rohe ake o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
8: Ka whakaae te Karauna—
a: nō muri mai i te pakanga, e 51 000 eka te nui o ngā whenua i murua i East Wairoa, ā, he pānga tonu nō Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki ki roto; ā
b: nāna i huri tuarā ki tāna kī taurangi ki te Māori, tae atu ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, e mea ana, kāore e murua ngā whenua o ngā iwi nohopuku i te wā o te pakanga, hei muri mai i te wā o te rironga whenua; ā
c: ahakoa te noho tautoko a te nuinga o te iwi i roto i te pakanga, whakangaromia tonutia atu ngā whenua o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; ā
d: nā ngā ngoikoretanga o te hātepe whakahaere a Te Kōti Kamupeneheihana i kino ake ai te tāmi anō o te kiriweti i tupu mai i te murunga whenua; ā
e: e 250 eka whenua anake ā-taitara takitahi te nui i whakahokia ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki ā, he takahi tērā i ngā tikanga tuku iho e pā ana ki te whenua; ā
f: e hia kē nei ngā tau a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki e kimi kamupeneheihana ana mō ngā whenua i murua i East Wairoa; ā
g: he takahi mana, he nui rawa atu te murunga, ā, he takahi anō tērā i Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono.
9: Ka whakaae te Karauna—
a: ka whakaturea ngā ture whenua Māori me te kore aro atu ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; ā
b: he takahi i ngā tikanga o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki te takitahitanga o te mana whenua i whakaritea e ngā ture whenua Māori; ā
c: he utunga nui tonu ō te hātepe uiui mana whenua o Te Kōti Whenua Māori, tae atu ki ngā utu ā-rūri, ā-uiui anō, ā, he riro whenua atu nō Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki te otinga; ā
d: nāna i whakaae taitara atu ki ngā tāngata takitahi nō Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, kaua ki te iwi, ki te hapū rānei, ā, ka ngāwari ake te wehewehe, te whakaitiiti me te whakangaromanga whenua. Ka whāia ko te memeha haere o ngā hanganga, ngā tikanga tuku iho o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. Ka hapa anō te Karauna ki te whakamarumaru i ēnei tikanga ā, he takahi tērā i Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono.
10: Ka whakaae te Karauna, i āki tā rātou āpiha i a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki kia utungia ō rātou kaitohetohe kia tango i tā rātou tohe ki ngā tono a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, e pā ana ki ngā poraka whenua o Whakakaiwhara me Urungahauhau.
11: Ka whakaae te Karauna, ka ngaro i a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki te mana whenua me te mana whakamahi whenua i Mātaitai ahakoa te whakatau a te Karauna ka whakamahia te whenua hei whakarauora i ngā hōia hokihoki mai i te pakanga, tae atu ki tētahi hōia nō Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, i te wā o tāna hokonga whenua.
12: Ka whakaae te Karauna, taka mai ki te atu 1880, kua tata iwi whenua kore a Ngāi Tai, ā, nā te hapa o te Karauna ki te whakarite kia rahi anō ngā whenua ki a Ngāi Tai mō ō rātou oranga o nāianei, mō mua hoki, he takahi anō tērā i Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono. Nā konā i raru ai te whakawhanaketanga ā-pāpori, ā-ōhanga, ā-tikanga anō hoki o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki ā, ka raru anō ō rātou kaha ki te whakamarumaru, ki te whakahaere hoki i ā rātou taonga, tae atu ki te reo Māori, me ō rātou wāhi tapu ā, kia pupurutia ō rātou hononga ā-wairua ki ō rātou whenua. Ka whakaae anō te Karauna, he mahi kino rawa atu ngā pānga ki te oranga tonutanga o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki i ēnei rā ā, kua waimehatia te kaha o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki ki te whakahaere manaakitanga ki roto i tō rātou rohe tuku iho.
10: Apology
Crown apology The text of the apology to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, to your tūpuna, and to your mokopuna, as set out in the deed of settlement, is as follows:
“(a): Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki sought to establish mutually beneficial relationships with European settlers and the Crown by welcoming them into your rohe and offering land, but the Crown did not honour this gesture. Instead, its acts and omissions undermined relationships that should have been based on good will and mutual benefit. The Crown broke its promise to protect your interests, confiscated your whenua, and promoted policies which had devastating economic, social, and cultural consequences for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
b: For its breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi
c: The Crown hopes this settlement will lead to a new relationship that fulfils the expectations of your tūpuna and mokopuna, a relationship marked by cooperation, partnership, and respect for Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi Whakapāha Ko tēnei te whakapāha a te Karauna ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, ki ō koutou tūpuna me ā koutou mokopuna:
“(a): Nā ngā mahi manaaki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki ki ngā Pākehā me te Karauna, ki roto i tō koutou rohe, me te tuku whenua anō, i ngana koutou ki te hanga hononga e whai hua ngātahi ai ngā iwi e rua, engari kāore te Karauna i mau kī taurangi ai ki tēnei whakaritenga. Heoi anō, nā āna mahi me āna hapa i turaki ngā hononga ā-manaakitanga, ā-painga huhua mō te katoa. Ka whati te Karauna i tāna kī taurangi ki te whakamarumaru i ō koutou pānga, nāna i muru ō koutou whenua ā, nāna anō i whakatairanga kaupapahere i tupu ake ai ngā pānga kino rawa atu e pā ana ki te ōhanga, ki te iwi, ki ngā tikanga anō hoki o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
b: Mō āna takahitanga i Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono, tae atu ki te kiriweti i pā ki a koutou, nā āna mahi me āna hapa ki a Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, ka mātua tuku i te whakapāha kore mutunga atu.
c: Ko te tūmanako o te Karauna, mā tēnei whakataunga ka whai mai tētahi hononga hou e whakatinanatia ai ngā wawata o ō koutou tūpuna, mokopuna anō hoki ā, he hononga e tohu ai i te mahi ngātahi, i te manaakitanga me te whakauteute i Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ōna mātāpono.” Interpretation provisions
11: Interpretation of Act generally
It is the intention of Parliament that the provisions of this Act are interpreted in a manner that best furthers the agreements expressed in the deed of settlement.
12: Interpretation
1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— administering body section 2(1) aquatic life section 2(1) attachments commercial property section 98 commercial redress property section 98 consent authority section 2(1) conservation area section 2(1) Crown section 2(1) cultural redress property section 22 deed of recognition
a: means a deed of recognition issued under section 82
b: includes any amendments made under section 82(3) deed of settlement
a: means the deed of settlement dated 7 November 2015 and signed by—
i: the Honourable Christopher Finlayson, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and the Honourable Simon William English, Minister of Finance, for and on behalf of the Crown; and
ii: David Beamish, Laurie Beamish, Billy Rewa Brown, James Brown, Carmen Kirkwood, Zaelene Maxwell-Butler, Maureen Sinton, Lucy Steel, Hiraina Whaanga, Tipene Zister, being the trustees of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust, for and on behalf of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; and
iii: Laurie Beamish, Billy Rewa Brown, James Brown, Carmen Kirkwood, and Lucy Steel, being the trustees of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust; and
b: includes—
i: the schedules of, and attachments to, the deed; and
ii: any amendments to the deed or its schedules and attachments deferred selection property section 98 Director-General documents schedule effective date historical claims section 14 interest LINZ member of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki section 13(1)(a) Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust property redress schedule record of title section 5(1) regional council section 2(1) Registrar-General section 5(1) representative entity
a: the trustees; and
b: any person (including any trustee) acting for or on behalf of—
i: the collective group referred to in section 13(1)(a)
ii: 1 or more members of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; or
iii: 1 or more of the whānau, hapū, or groups referred to in section 13(1)(c) reserve section 2(1) reserve property section 22 resource consent section 2(1) RFR subpart 3 RFR land section 111 right-to-purchase property section 98 settlement date statutory acknowledgement section 73 tikanga transfer property section 98 trustees of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust trustees working day
a: a Saturday, a Sunday, Waitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki/Matariki Observance Day, and Labour Day:
b: if Waitangi Day or Anzac Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday:
c: a day in the period commencing with 25 December in any year and ending with the close of 15 January in the following year:
d: the days observed as the anniversaries of the provinces of Auckland and Wellington.
2: In this Act,—
a: a reference to the vesting of a cultural redress property, or the vesting of the fee simple estate in a cultural redress property, includes the vesting of an undivided share of the fee simple estate in the property; and
b: a reference to the transfer of a transfer property, or the transfer of the fee simple estate in such property, includes the transfer of an undivided share of the fee simple estate in the property.
3:
4:
5: OIC LI 2018/192 2018-11-12 Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 Section 12(3), (4) and (5) are repealed pursuant to section 248(1) of the Land Transfer Act 2017. That Act will come into force on 12 November 2018. see pco 21478 LI 2018/192 (Doreen 11/10/18) Section 12(1) working day replaced 12 April 2022 wehenga 7 Te Ture mō te Hararei Tūmatanui o te Kāhui o Matariki 2022 section 7 Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Act 2022 Section 12(3) repealed 12 November 2018 Section 12(4) repealed 12 November 2018 Section 12(5) repealed 12 November 2018
13: Meaning of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
1: In this Act, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
a: means the collective group composed of individuals who descend from an ancestor of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; and
b: includes those individuals; and
c: includes any whānau, hapū, or group to the extent that it is composed of those individuals, including the following groups:
i: Ngāti Te Raukohekohe:
ii: Ngāti Kōhua:
iii: Ngāti Rangitawhia; and
d: includes the following groups, to the extent that they are composed of those individuals:
i: Ngāti Taimanawaiti:
ii: Ngāti Taihaua:
iii: Te Uri o Te Ao.
2: In this section and section 14 ancestor of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
a: exercised customary rights by virtue of being descended from—
i: Te Whatatau (Te Whataatao); or
ii: a recognised ancestor of any of the groups referred to in subsection (1)(c)
b: exercised the customary rights predominantly in relation to the area of interest at any time after 6 February 1840 area of interest customary rights
a: rights to occupy land; and
b: rights in relation to the use of land or other natural or physical resources descended
a: birth; or
b: legal adoption; or
c: Māori customary adoption in accordance with Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki tikanga.
14: Meaning of historical claims
1: In this Act, historical claims
a: means the claims described in subsection (2)
b: includes the claims described in subsections (3) and (4)
c: does not include the claims described in subsection (5)
2: The historical claims are every claim that Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki or a representative entity had on or before the settlement date, or may have after the settlement date, and that—
a: is founded on a right arising—
i: from the Treaty of Waitangi
ii: under legislation; or
iii: at common law (including aboriginal title or customary law); or
iv: from a fiduciary duty; or
v: otherwise; and
b: arises from, or relates to, acts or omissions before 21 September 1992—
i: by or on behalf of the Crown; or
ii: by or under legislation.
3: The historical claims include—
a: every claim to the Waitangi Tribunal that relates exclusively to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki or a representative entity, including each of the following claims, to the extent that subsection (2)
i: Wai 236 (Ngāi Tai claim); and
ii: Wai 423 (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki rohe claim); and
iii: Wai 960 (Ngāi Tai Umupuia o Tāmaki claim); and
iv: Wai 1749 (Ngāi Tai/Ngāti Tai claim); and
b: every other claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, including the claims listed in subsection (4)
i: it relates to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki or a representative entity; and
ii: subsection (2)
4: The claims referred to in subsection (3)(b)
a: Wai 96 (East Wairoa Raupatu claim); and
b: Wai 100 (Hauraki Maori Trust Board claim); and
c: Wai 1530 (Descendants of Hurikino Hetaraka and Mihi Te Rina Herewini claim); and
d: Wai 1825 (Descendants of Hetaraka Takapuna claim); and
e: Wai 1897 (Boyd Turongo Dixon claim); and
f: Wai 2063 (Ngāti Tai and Ngāi Tai claim); and
g: Wai 2169 (Descendants of Hetaraka Takapuna claim).
5: However, the historical claims do not include—
a: a claim that a member of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, or a whānau, hapū, or group referred to in section 13(1)(c)
b: a claim that a representative entity had or may have that is based on a claim referred to in paragraph (a)
6: A claim may be a historical claim whether or not the claim has arisen or been considered, researched, registered, notified, or made on or before the settlement date. Historical claims settled and jurisdiction of courts, etc, removed
15: Settlement of historical claims final
1: The historical claims are settled.
2: The settlement of the historical claims is final, and, on and from the settlement date, the Crown is released and discharged from all obligations and liabilities in respect of those claims.
3: Subsections (1) and (2)
a: the deed of settlement; or
b: the Tāmaki Makaurau collective deed.
4: Despite any other enactment or rule of law, on and from the settlement date, no court, tribunal, or other judicial body has jurisdiction (including the jurisdiction to inquire or further inquire, or to make a finding or recommendation) in respect of—
a: the historical claims; or
b: the deed of settlement; or
c: this Act; or
d: the redress provided under the deed of settlement or this Act; or
e: any of the following, to the extent that they relate to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki:
i: the Tāmaki Makaurau collective deed; or
ii: the Tāmaki Makaurau collective Act; or
iii: the redress provided under the Tāmaki Makaurau collective deed and the Tāmaki Makaurau collective Act.
5: Subsection (4)
a: the deed of settlement:
b: the Tāmaki Makaurau collective deed:
c: this Act:
d: the Tāmaki Makaurau collective Act.
6: In this section,— Tāmaki Makaurau collective Act Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 Tāmaki Makaurau collective deed section 8(1) Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
16: Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
1: This section amends the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
2: In Schedule 3 Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018, section 15(4) and (5) 2018-07-05 Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 Resumptive memorials no longer to apply
17: Certain enactments do not apply
1: The enactments listed in subsection (2)
a: to a cultural redress property (other than the Hūnua Falls property); or
b: to the Hūnua Falls property on and from the date of its vesting in the trustees; or
c: to the commercial property on and from the date of its transfer to the trustees; or
d: to a commercial redress property; or
e: to a deferred selection property on and from the date of its transfer under section 99
f: to the RFR land; or
g: to the right-to-purchase property on and from the date of its transfer to the trustees; or
h: for the benefit of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki or a representative entity.
2: The enactments are—
a: Part 3
b: sections 568 to 570
c: Part 3
d: sections 27A to 27C
e: sections 8A to 8HJ Section 17(2)(b) replaced 1 August 2020 section 668 Education and Training Act 2020
18: Resumptive memorials to be cancelled
1: The chief executive of LINZ must issue to the Registrar-General 1 or more certificates that specify the legal description of, and identify the record of title for, each allotment that—
a: is all or part of—
i: a cultural redress property:
ii: the commercial property:
iii: a commercial redress property:
iv: a deferred selection property:
v: the RFR land:
vi: the right-to-purchase property; and
b: is subject to a resumptive memorial recorded under an enactment listed in section 17(2)
2: The chief executive of LINZ must issue a certificate as soon as is reasonably practicable after—
a: the settlement date, for a cultural redress property (other than the Hūnua Falls property), a commercial redress property, or the RFR land; or
b: the date of the vesting of the property in the trustees, for the Hūnua Falls property; or
c: the date of transfer of the property under section 99
3: Each certificate must state that it is issued under this section.
4: As soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a certificate, the Registrar-General must—
a: register the certificate against each record of title identified in the certificate; and
b: cancel each memorial recorded under an enactment listed in section 17(2) Miscellaneous matters
19: Limit on duration of trusts does not apply
1: A limit on the duration of a trust in any rule of law, and a limit in the provisions of any Act, including section 16
a: do not prescribe or restrict the period during which—
i: the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust may exist in law; or
ii: the trustees may hold or deal with property or income derived from property; and
b: do not apply to a document entered into to give effect to the deed of settlement if the application of that rule or the provisions of that Act would otherwise make the document, or a right conferred by the document, invalid or ineffective.
2: However, if the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust is, or becomes, a charitable trust, the trust may continue indefinitely under section 16(6)(a) Section 19 heading replaced 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019 Section 19(1) amended 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019 Section 19(2) amended 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019
20: Access to deed of settlement
The chief executive of the Ministry of Justice must make copies of the deed of settlement available—
a: for inspection free of charge, and for purchase at a reasonable price, at the head office of the Ministry of Justice in Wellington between 9 am and 5 pm on any working day; and
b: free of charge on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
21: Provisions that have same effect
If a provision in this Act has the same effect as a provision in another Act, the provisions must be given effect to only once, as if they were 1 provision.
2: Cultural redress
1: Vesting of cultural redress properties
22: Interpretation
In this subpart,— cultural redress property Schedule 1 Properties vested in fee simple
a: Mangemangeroa:
b: Te Wairoa: Properties vested in fee simple to be administered as reserves
c: Hihiorapa Urupā:
d: Hukunui:
e: Hūnua Falls property:
f: Motukaraka:
g: Ororopupu:
h: Tai Rawhiti:
i: Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai:
j: Te Naupata:
k: Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā:
l: Te Tauroa:
m: Te Waiarohia Pā:
n: Totara:
o: Waikopua: Property vested in fee simple to be held as Māori reservation
p: Maungarei A Hauraki Gulf Marine Park section 33 motu plan subpart 10 regional parks management plan Local Government Act 2002 Reserves Act 1977 reserve property paragraphs (c) to (o) Properties vested in fee simple
23: Mangemangeroa
1: Mangemangeroa ceases to be a conservation area under the Conservation Act 1987
2: The fee simple estate in Mangemangeroa vests in the trustees.
24: Te Wairoa
1: Te Wairoa ceases to be a conservation area under the Conservation Act 1987
2: The fee simple estate in Te Wairoa vests in the trustees. Properties vested in fee simple to be administered as reserves
25: Hihiorapa Urupā
1: The reservation of the parts of Hihiorapa Urupā that are a scenic reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Hihiorapa Urupā vests in the trustees.
3: Hihiorapa Urupā is declared a reserve and classified as a scenic reserve for the purposes specified in section 19(1)(a)
4: The reserve is named Hihiorapa Urupā Scenic Reserve.
5: The Council is the administering body of the reserve as if the Council were appointed to control and manage the reserve under section 28
6: Despite section 41(1)
a: the regional parks management plan currently in force continues to apply to Hihiorapa Urupā; and
b: when the Council is reviewing that plan, the Council and the trustees must, to the extent that the plan applies to Hihiorapa Urupā, jointly prepare and approve the section of the plan that relates to Hihiorapa Urupā.
7: To avoid doubt, the vesting under subsection (2)
a: the waters of the river; or
b: the aquatic life of the river (other than plants attached to the bed of the river).
8: In this section and sections 26 27 Council
26: Future interests relating to Hihiorapa Urupā reserve land
1: In this section and section 27 Hihiorapa Urupā reserve land reserve land Reserves Act 1977
2: This section applies to the Hihiorapa Urupā reserve land, but only while the Council is the administering body of that land. Interests in land
3: Despite the Council being the administering body, the trustees may, as if they were the administering body of the reserve land,—
a: accept, grant, or decline to grant any interest in land that affects the reserve land; or
b: renew or vary such an interest.
4: If a person wishes to obtain an interest in land in the reserve land, or renew or vary such an interest, the person must apply under this section, in writing, through the Council.
5: The Council must—
a: advise the trustees of any application received under subsection (4)
b: undertake the administrative processes required by the Reserves Act 1977
6: Before the trustees determine an application, the trustees must consult the Council. Interests that are not interests in land
7: The Council may—
a: accept, grant, or decline to grant an interest that is not an interest in land that affects the reserve land; or
b: renew or vary such an interest. Application of Reserves Act 1977
8: The Reserves Act 1977 section 59A subsection (3) or (7)
27: Administration of Hihiorapa Urupā reserve land
1: This section applies only while the trustees are the owners of the reserve land.
2: The trustees and the Council may jointly—
a: agree that the Council no longer be the administering body of the reserve land; and
b: notify the Minister of Conservation (the Minister
3: The Minister must, not later than 20 working days after receiving the notice, publish a notice in the Gazette
a: the Council is no longer the administering body of the reserve land; and
b: the trustees are the administering body of the reserve land.
4: The Minister may, at his or her sole discretion, revoke the appointment of the Council as the administering body of the reserve land, if requested in writing to do so by the trustees or the Council.
5: Before making a decision under subsection (4)
6: When the Minister has determined a request, the Minister must—
a: notify the trustees and the Council in writing of the Minister’s decision; and
b: if the Minister decides to revoke the appointment of the Council as the administering body of the reserve land, publish a notice in the Gazette paragraph (a)
i: the Council is no longer the administering body of the reserve land; and
ii: the trustees are the administering body of the reserve land.
7: The trustees are the administering body of the reserve land on and from the date on which a notice is published under subsection (3) or (6)(b).
28: Hukunui
1: The reservation of Hukunui (being part of Motutapu Island Recreation Reserve) as a recreation reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Hukunui vests in the trustees.
3: Hukunui—
a: is declared a reserve and classified as a historic reserve subject to section 18
b: is included in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park as provided for by section 72
c: ceases to be land to which Schedule 4 clause 11 see section 62
4: The reserve is named Hukunui Historic Reserve.
5: The Minister of Conservation must provide the trustees with a registrable easement for a right to convey water on the terms and conditions set out in subpart A of part 8 of the documents schedule.
6: The easement referred to in subsection (5)
a: is enforceable in accordance with its terms, despite Part 3B
b: must be treated as having been granted in accordance with Part 3B
c: is registrable under section 17ZA(2)
7: For the purposes of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 section 144
8: The Department of Conservation is appointed to be the controlling authority of the walkway referred to in subsection (9)(a) section 35
9: Subsections (1) to (8)
a: the New Zealand Walking Access Commission with a registrable easement in gross for a walkway on the terms and conditions set out in subpart B of part 8 of the documents schedule; and
b: the Crown with a registrable easement for a right to convey water on the terms and conditions set out in subpart C of part 8 of the documents schedule; and
c: the Crown with a registrable right of way easement in gross on the terms and conditions set out in subpart D of part 8 of the documents schedule.
10: Despite the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977 subsection (9)
a: are enforceable in accordance with their terms; and
b: must be treated as having been granted in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977
29: Application of motu plan to Hukunui
1: On and from the date of its vesting under section 28(2)
2: The administering body of the reserve is not required to prepare a management plan under section 41
30: Right of entry onto Hukunui by the Crown
1: Despite the vesting of Hukunui under section 28(2)
a: species management:
b: monitoring pest plants or pest animals:
c: controlling pest plants or pest animals.
2: The right to enter Hukunui includes the right to enter any buildings erected on Hukunui.
3: If the Crown enters Hukunui under subsection (1)
a: before entering, if practicable; or
b: as soon as possible after entering.
4: Despite subsection (3)
5: Despite subsections (3) and (4) subsection (1)
6: Despite subsections (1), (2), (3), and (5)
a: first obtains the consent of the building owner or occupier to enter the building; and
b: enters the building only in daylight hours.
31: Hūnua Falls property
1: This section and sections 32 to 36
a: the settlement date:
b: the settlement date under Ngāti Koheriki settlement legislation:
c: the settlement date under Ngāti Tamaoho settlement legislation:
d: the settlement date under Ngaati Whanaunga settlement legislation.
2: The reservation of the Hūnua Falls property as a scenic reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
3: The fee simple estate in the Hūnua Falls property vests as undivided quarter shares in the following as tenants in common:
a: a share vests in the trustees under this paragraph; and
b: a share vests in the Ngāti Koheriki entity under the Ngāti Koheriki settlement legislation; and
c: a share vests in the trustees of the Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust under the Ngāti Tamaoho settlement legislation; and
d: a share vests in the Ngaati Whanaunga entity under Ngaati Whanaunga settlement legislation.
4: The Hūnua Falls property is declared a reserve and classified as a scenic reserve for the purposes specified in section 19(1)(a)
5: The reserve is named Hūnua Falls Scenic Reserve.
6: The Council is the administering body of the reserve as if the Council were appointed to control and manage the reserve under section 28
7: Despite section 41(1)
a: the regional parks management plan currently in force continues to apply to the Hūnua Falls property; and
b: when the Council is reviewing that plan, the Council and the owners must, to the extent that it applies to the Hūnua Falls property, jointly prepare and approve the section of the plan that relates to the Hūnua Falls property.
8: In this section,— Ngāti Koheriki settlement legislation
a: settles the historical claims of Ngāti Koheriki; and
b: provides for the vesting of an undivided quarter share of the fee simple estate in the Hūnua Falls property in the entity that represents the members of Ngāti Koheriki (the Ngāti Koheriki entity Ngāti Tamaoho settlement legislation
a: settles the historical claims of Ngāti Tamaoho; and
b: provides for the vesting of an undivided quarter share of the fee simple estate in the Hūnua Falls property in the trustees of the Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust Ngaati Whanaunga settlement legislation
a: settles the historical claims of Ngaati Whanaunga; and
b: provides for the vesting of an undivided quarter share of the fee simple estate in the Hūnua Falls property in the entity that represents the members of Ngaati Whanaunga (the Ngaati Whanaunga entity
9: In this section and sections 32 to 34 Council owners owners of the property subsection (3)
32: Improvements attached to Hūnua Falls property
1: This section applies to improvements attached to the Hūnua Falls property (the property section 31(3)
2: Improvements owned by the Council immediately before the vesting—
a: remain vested in the Council; and
b: are personal property, no longer forming part of the property, and do not confer an estate or interest in the property; and
c: may remain attached to the property without the consent of the owners of the property or the administering body (if no longer the Council), and without charge; and
d: may be accessed, used, occupied, repaired, or maintained by the Council or those authorised by it, at any time without the consent of the owners of the property or the administering body (if no longer the Council), and without charge.
3: Improvements referred to in subsection (2)
4: However, the Council must—
a: give the owners of the property and the administering body (if no longer the Council) not less than 15 working days’ written notice of the intended removal or demolition; and
b: after the removal or demolition, ensure that the land is left in a clean and tidy condition.
5: Any other improvement attached to the property with the consent of the Crown or the administering body of the property at the time of its attachment—
a: vests in the person or body who attached the improvement; or
b: if that person or body is deceased, dissolved, or otherwise no longer exists, or no longer has an interest in the improvement, vests in the person or body who, immediately before the vesting of the property, would have had a proprietary right to the improvement.
6: Subsections (2) and (5)
7: Subsection (5)
8: For the purposes of administering the reserve under the Reserves Act 1977
9: Subsection (8)
10: The trustees are not liable for an improvement for which they would, apart from this section, be liable by reason of their ownership of the property.
33: Future interests relating to Hūnua Falls reserve land
1: In this section and sections 34 to 36 Hūnua Falls reserve land reserve land Reserves Act 1977
2: This section applies to the Hūnua Falls reserve land, but only while the Council is the administering body of that land. Interests in land
3: Despite the Council being the administering body, the owners may, as if they were the administering body of the reserve land,—
a: accept, grant, or decline to grant any interest in land that affects the reserve land; or
b: renew or vary such an interest.
4: If a person wishes to obtain an interest in land in the reserve land, or renew or vary such an interest, the person must apply under this section, in writing, through the Council.
5: The Council must—
a: advise the owners of any application received under subsection (4)
b: undertake the administrative processes required by the Reserves Act 1977
6: Before the owners determine an application, the owners must consult the Council. Interests that are not interests in land
7: The Council may—
a: accept, grant, or decline to grant an interest that is not an interest in land that affects the reserve land; or
b: renew or vary such an interest. Application of Reserves Act 1977
8: The Reserves Act 1977 section 59A subsection (3) or (7)
34: Administration of Hūnua Falls reserve land
1: The owners and the Council may jointly—
a: agree that the Council no longer be the administering body of the Hūnua Falls reserve land; and
b: notify the Minister of Conservation (the Minister
2: The Minister may, at his or her sole discretion, revoke the appointment of the Council as the administering body of the reserve land, if requested in writing to do so by the owners or by the Council.
3: Before making a decision under subsection (2)
4: When the Minister has determined a request, the Minister must notify the owners and the Council in writing of the Minister’s decision.
5: If the Minister receives a notice under subsection (1) subsection (2) section 35
a: the Minister is notified under subsection (1)
b: notice is given under subsection (4)
6: Not later than 10 working days after a joint management body is established in accordance with subsection (5)
7: The Minister must, not later than 20 working days after being notified under subsection (6) Gazette
a: the Council is no longer the administering body of the reserve land; and
b: the joint management body established in accordance with section 35 Reserves Act 1977 section 26
35: Joint management body for Hūnua Falls reserve land
1: The joint management body is the administering body of the reserve land on and from the date on which a notice is published under section 34(7)
2: The following are appointers for the purposes of this section and section 34
a: the trustees; and
b: the Ngāti Koheriki entity (as defined in section 31(8)
c: the trustees of the Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust; and
d: the Ngaati Whanaunga entity (as defined in section 31(8)
3: Each appointer may appoint 2 members to the joint management body.
4: A member is appointed only if the appointer gives written notice with the following details to the other appointers:
a: the full name, address, and other contact details of the member; and
b: the date on which the appointment takes effect, which must not be earlier than the date of the notice.
5: An appointment ends after 5 years or when the appointer replaces the member by making another appointment.
6: A member may be appointed, reappointed, or discharged at the discretion of the appointer.
7: Sections 32 to 34
8: However, in relation to meetings of the joint management body,—
a: despite section 32(1) section 34(7)
b: despite section 32(7)
i: no casting vote may be exercised and the members must strive to reach a consensus; but
ii: if a consensus cannot be reached within a reasonable time, a decision must be made by majority vote:
c: despite section 32(9)
36: Matter to be recorded on record of title for Hūnua Falls reserve land
1: If section 55(1) Gazette section 34(7)
2: On receiving a copy of the Gazette section 57 section 55(3)
37: Motukaraka
1: The reservation of Motukaraka as a recreation reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Motukaraka vests in the trustees.
3: Motukaraka is—
a: declared a reserve and classified as a recreation reserve subject to section 17
b: included in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park as provided for by section 72
c: ceases to be land to which Schedule 4 clause 11
4: The reserve is named Motukaraka Recreation Reserve.
38: Ororopupu
1: The reservation of Ororopupu (being part of Motutapu Island Recreation Reserve) as a recreation reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Ororopupu vests in the trustees.
3: Ororopupu is—
a: declared a reserve and classified as a recreation reserve subject to section 17
b: included in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park as provided for by section 72
c: ceases to be land to which Schedule 4 clause 11 see section 62
4: The reserve is named Ororopupu Recreation Reserve.
5: For the purposes of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 section 144
39: Application of motu plan to Ororopupu
1: On and from the date of its vesting under section 38(2)
2: The administering body of the reserve is not required to prepare a management plan under section 41
40: Right of entry onto Ororopupu by the Crown
1: Despite the vesting of Ororopupu under section 38(2)
a: species management:
b: monitoring pest plants or pest animals:
c: controlling pest plants or pest animals.
2: The right to enter Ororopupu includes the right to enter any buildings erected on Ororopupu.
3: If the Crown enters Ororopupu under subsection (1)
a: before entering, if practicable; or
b: as soon as possible after entering.
4: Despite subsection (3)
5: Despite subsections (3) and (4) subsection (1)
6: Despite subsections (1), (2), (3), and (5)
a: first obtains the consent of the building owner or occupier to enter the building; and
b: enters the building only in daylight hours.
41: Tai Rawhiti
1: The reservation of Tai Rawhiti (being Tai Rawhiti Scenic Reserve) as a scenic reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Tai Rawhiti vests in the trustees.
3: Tai Rawhiti is declared a reserve and classified as a scenic reserve for the purposes specified in section 19(1)(a)
4: The reserve is named Tai Rawhiti Scenic Reserve.
42: Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai
1: The reservation of Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai (being part of Te Matuku Bay Scenic Reserve) as a scenic reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked, and accordingly Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai ceases to be part of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
2: The fee simple estate in Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai vests in the trustees.
3: Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai is—
a: declared a reserve and classified as a scenic reserve for the purposes specified in section 19(1)(a)
b: included in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park as provided for by section 72
c: ceases to be land to which Schedule 4 clause 11 see section 62
4: The reserve is named Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai Scenic Reserve.
43: Te Naupata
1: The reservation of Te Naupata as a recreation reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Te Naupata vests in the trustees.
3: Te Naupata is declared a reserve and classified as a recreation reserve subject to section 17
4: The reserve is named Te Naupata Recreation Reserve.
44: Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā
1: The reservation of Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā (being part of Motuihe Island Recreation Reserve) as a reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā vests in the trustees.
3: Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā is—
a: declared a reserve and classified as a historic reserve subject to section 18
b: included in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park as provided for by section 72
c: ceases to be land to which Schedule 4 clause 11 see section 62
4: The reserve is named Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā Historic Reserve.
5: For the purposes of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 section 144
45: Application of motu plan for Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā
1: On and from the date of its vesting under section 44(2)
2: The administering body of the reserve is not required to prepare a management plan under section 41
46: Right of entry onto Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā by the Crown
1: Despite the vesting of Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā under section 44(2)
a: species management:
b: monitoring pest plants or pest animals:
c: controlling pest plants or pest animals.
2: The right to enter Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā includes the right to enter any buildings erected on Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā.
3: If the Crown enters Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā under subsection (1)
a: before entering, if practicable; or
b: as soon as possible after entering.
4: Despite subsection (3)
5: Despite subsections (3) and (4) subsection (1)
6: Despite subsections (1), (2), (3), and (5)
a: first obtains the consent of the building owner or occupier to enter the building; and
b: enters the building only in daylight hours.
47: Te Tauroa
1: The reservation of Te Tauroa (being part of Motutapu Island Recreation Reserve) as a recreation reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Te Tauroa vests in the trustees.
3: Te Tauroa is—
a: declared a reserve and classified as a recreation reserve subject to section 17
b: included in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park as provided for by section 72
c: ceases to be land to which Schedule 4 clause 11 see section 62
4: The reserve is named Te Tauroa Recreation Reserve.
5: For the purposes of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 section 144
6: Subsections (1) to (5)
7: Despite the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977
a: is enforceable in accordance with its terms; and
b: is to be treated as having been granted in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977
48: Application of motu plan to Te Tauroa
1: On and from the date of its vesting under section 47(2)
2: The administering body of the reserve is not required to prepare a management plan under section 41
49: Right of entry onto Te Tauroa by the Crown
1: Despite the vesting of Te Tauroa under section 47(2)
a: species management:
b: monitoring pest plants or pest animals:
c: controlling pest plants or pest animals.
2: The right to enter Te Tauroa includes the right to enter any buildings erected on Te Tauroa.
3: If the Crown enters Te Tauroa under subsection (1)
a: before entering, if practicable; or
b: as soon as possible after entering.
4: Despite subsection (3)
5: Despite subsections (3) and (4) subsection (1)
6: Despite subsections (1), (2), (3), and (5)
a: first obtains the consent of the building owner or occupier to enter the building; and
b: enters the building only in daylight hours.
50: Te Waiarohia Pā
1: The fee simple estate in Te Waiarohia Pā vests in the trustees.
2: Te Waiarohia Pā is declared a reserve and classified as a historic reserve subject to section 18
3: The reserve is named Te Waiarohia Pā Historic Reserve.
4: Section 41(1)
51: Totara
1: Totara ceases to be a conservation area under the Conservation Act 1987
2: The fee simple estate in Totara vests in the trustees.
3: Totara is declared a reserve and classified as a scenic reserve for the purposes specified in section 19(1)(a)
4: The reserve is named Totara Scenic Reserve.
52: Waikopua
1: Waikopua ceases to be a conservation area under the Conservation Act 1987
2: The fee simple estate in Waikopua vests in the trustees.
3: Waikopua is—
a: declared a reserve and classified as a local purpose reserve, for the purposes of wetland management, subject to section 23
b: ceases to be land to which Schedule 4 clause 11
4: The reserve is named Waikopua Local Purpose (Wetland Management) Reserve. Property vested in fee simple to be held as Māori reservation
53: Maungarei A
1: The fee simple estate in Maungarei A vests in the trustees.
2: Maungarei A is set apart as a Māori reservation, as if it were set apart under section 338(1)
a: for the purposes of a place of cultural and historical interest to Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; and
b: to be held for the benefit of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
3: Maungarei A is not rateable under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 section 9
4: A person authorised by the chief executive of the Ministry of Justice must grant a registrable easement for a right of way, a pedestrian right of way, and a right of way and right to park vehicles on the terms and conditions set out in part 11 of the documents schedule. General provisions applying to vesting of cultural redress properties
54: Properties vest subject to or together with interests
Each cultural redress property vested under this subpart is subject to, or has the benefit of, any interests listed for the property in the third column of the table in Schedule 1
55: Interests in land for Hūnua Falls property
1: This section applies to all or the part of the Hūnua Falls property that remains a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977 reserve land section 31(3) section 35
2: If the Hūnua Falls property is affected by an interest in land at the time the joint management body is declared to be the administering body under section 34(7)
3: Any interest in land that affects the reserve land must be dealt with for the purposes of registration as if the administering body were the registered proprietor of the reserve land.
4: Subsections (2) and (3) section 67
56: Interests that are not interests in land
1: This section applies if a cultural redress property is subject to an interest (other than an interest in land) listed for the property in Schedule 1
2: The interest applies as if the owners of the cultural redress property were the grantor of the interest in respect of the property.
3: The interest applies—
a: until the interest expires or is terminated, but any subsequent transfer of the cultural redress property must be ignored in determining whether the interest expires or is or may be terminated; and
b: with any other necessary modifications; and
c: despite any change in status of the land in the property.
4: This section also applies to the Hūnua Falls property, if—
a: all or part of the property is reserve land to which section 55
b: there is an interest affecting that land at the time that the joint management body is declared to be the administering body.
5: If subsection (4) subsection (2)
57: Registration of ownership
1: This section applies to a cultural redress property vested in the trustees under this subpart.
2: Subsection (3)
3: The Registrar-General must, on written application by an authorised person,—
a: register the trustees as the owners of the fee simple estate in the property; and
b: record any entry on the record of title and do anything else necessary to give effect to this subpart and to part 5 of the deed of settlement.
4: Subsection (5) subsection (2)
5: The Registrar-General must, in accordance with a written application by an authorised person,—
a: create a record of title for the fee simple estate in the property in the name of the trustees; and
b: record on the record of title any interests that are registered, noted, or to be noted and that are described in the application.
6: For the Hūnua Falls property, the Registrar-General must, in accordance with a written application by an authorised person,—
a: create a record of title for an undivided quarter share of the fee simple estate in the property in the names of the trustees; and
b: record on the record of title any interests that are registered, noted, or to be noted and that are described in the application.
7: Subsections (5) and (6)
8: A record of title must be created under this section as soon as is reasonably practicable after the date on which the property vests, but not later than—
a: 24 months after that date; or
b: any later date that is agreed in writing,—
i: in the case of a property other than the Hūnua Falls property, by the Crown and the trustees; or
ii: in the case of the Hūnua Falls property, by the Crown, the trustees, and the other persons in whom the property is jointly vested.
9: In this section, authorised person
a: the chief executive of LINZ, for Te Waiarohia Pā:
b: the chief executive of the Ministry of Justice, for Maungarei A:
c: the Director-General, for all other properties.
58: Application of Part 4A of Conservation Act 1987
1: The vesting of the fee simple estate in a cultural redress property in the trustees under this subpart is a disposition for the purposes of Part 4A sections 24(2A) 24A 24AA
2: Section 24
3: The marginal strip reserved by section 24
4: If the reservation of a reserve property under this subpart is revoked for all or part of the property, the vesting of the property is no longer exempt from section 24
5: Subsections (2) to (4) subsection (1)
59: Matters to be recorded on record of title
1: The Registrar-General must record on the record of title—
a: for a reserve property (other than the Hūnua Falls property),—
i: that the land is subject to Part 4A section 24
ii: that the land is subject to sections 58(4) 65
b: for Te Wairoa, that the land is subject to Part 4A
c: created under section 57(6)
i: that the land is subject to Part 4A section 24
ii: that the land is subject to sections 58(4) 65
d: for any other cultural redress property, that the land is subject to Part 4A
2: A notation made under subsection (1) Part 4A section 24D(1)
3: For a reserve property (other than the Hūnua Falls property), if the reservation of the property under this subpart is revoked for—
a: all of the property, the Director-General must apply in writing to the Registrar-General to remove from the record of title for the property the notations that—
i: section 24
ii: the property is subject to sections 58(4) 65
b: part of the property, the Registrar-General must ensure that the notations referred to in paragraph (a)
4: For the Hūnua Falls property, if the reservation of the property under this subpart is revoked for—
a: all of the property, the Director-General must apply in writing to the Registrar-General to remove from any record of title created under section 57
i: section 24
ii: the property is subject to sections 58(4) 65 section 55(3)
b: part of the property, the Registrar-General must ensure that the notations referred to in paragraph (a) section 57
5: The Registrar-General must comply with an application received in accordance with subsection (3)(a) or (4)(a)
60: Application of other enactments
1: The Crown Minerals Act 1991 sections 62 63 subpart 2
2: The permission of a council under section 348
3: Sections 24 25
4: Section 11 Part 10
a: the vesting of the fee simple estate in a cultural redress property under this subpart; or
b: any matter incidental to, or required for the purpose of, the vesting.
61: Names of Crown protected areas discontinued
1: Subsection (2)
2: The official geographic name of the Crown protected area is discontinued in respect of the land, or the part of the land, and the Board must amend the Gazetteer accordingly.
3: In this section, Board Crown protected area Gazetteer official geographic name section 4 Access to land under Crown Minerals Act 1991
62: Certain land to be treated as if included in Schedule 4 of Crown Minerals Act 1991
1: This section and section 63 relevant properties
a: Hukunui:
b: Ororopupu:
c: Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai:
d: Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā:
e: Te Tauroa.
2: Each relevant property must be protected as if the land were included in Schedule 4
3: To the extent relevant, section 61(1A) and (2) section 63(2)(b)
4: Section 61(1A) and (2)
a: because of the vestings referred to in subsection (1)
b: because of section 108
5: In section 61(1A) and (2)
a: a reference to a Minister or Ministers or to the Crown (but not the reference to a Crown owned mineral) must be applied as if it were a reference to the trustees:
b: the reference to “Crown owned mineral” must be applied as if it included a reference to the minerals owned by the trustees because of section 108
6: In subsections (4)(b) and (5), and section 63(2)(a) trustees
63: When land may be treated as no longer included in Schedule 4 of Crown Minerals Act 1991
1: The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, declare that any or all of the relevant properties are no longer to be treated as if the land were included in Schedule 4
2: The power conferred by subsection (1)
a: may be exercised only on the advice of the Minister of Energy and Resources and the Minister of Conservation, after those Ministers have consulted the trustees and have had regard to all the circumstances of the particular case; and
b: is subject to section 61(5), (6), (7), and (9)
3: The Minister of Energy and Resources and the Minister of Conservation must ensure that an order under this section is published in the Gazette Section 63(3) inserted 28 October 2021 section 3 Secondary Legislation Act 2021 Further provisions applying to reserve properties
64: Application of other enactments to reserve properties
1: The trustees are the administering body of a reserve property, except as provided for in sections 25 31
2: Sections 78(1)(a) 79 to 81 88
3: If the reservation of a reserve property under this subpart is revoked under section 24 section 25(2)
4: A reserve property is not a Crown protected area under the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008
5: A reserve property must not have a name assigned to it or have its name changed under section 16(10)
6: Subsection (7) properties
7: If this subsection applies,—
a: subsection (2)
b: the Council must, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to distinguish the revenue from each property (if more than 1) from any other revenue received by the Council,—
i: hold the revenue received by the Council from each property (if more than 1) in its capacity as the administering body of the property or the properties; and
ii: account for that revenue—
A: separately from any other revenue of the Council; and
B: separately for each property (if more than 1); and
iii: use that revenue only in relation to the property from which it was derived or the Hunua Ranges Parkland.
8: In this section, Hunua Ranges Parkland Schedule
65: Subsequent transfer of reserve land
1: This section applies to all or the part of a reserve property that remains a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in the reserve land in Hukunui, the Hūnua Falls property, Ororopupu, and Te Tauroa may be transferred only in accordance with section 67
3: The fee simple estate in the reserve land in any other property may be transferred only in accordance with section 66 67
4: In this section and sections 66 to 68 reserve land subsection (1)
66: Transfer of reserve land to new administering body
1: The registered owners of the reserve land may apply in writing to the Minister of Conservation for consent to transfer the fee simple estate in the reserve land to 1 or more persons (the new owners
2: The Minister of Conservation must give written consent to the transfer if the registered owners satisfy the Minister that the new owners are able—
a: to comply with the requirements of the Reserves Act 1977
b: to perform the duties of an administering body under that Act.
3: The Registrar-General must, on receiving the required documents, register the new owners as the owners of the fee simple estate in the reserve land.
4: The required documents are—
a: a transfer instrument to transfer the fee simple estate in the reserve land to the new owners, including a notification that the new owners are to hold the reserve land for the same reserve purposes as those for which it was held by the administering body immediately before the transfer; and
b: the written consent of the Minister of Conservation to the transfer of the reserve land; and
c: the written consent of the administering body of the reserve land, if the trustees are transferring the reserve land and are not the administering body; and
d: any other document required for the registration of the transfer instrument.
5: The new owners, from the time of their registration under this section,—
a: are the administering body of the reserve land; and
b: hold the reserve land for the same reserve purposes as those for which it was held by the administering body immediately before the transfer.
6: A transfer that complies with this section need not comply with any other requirements.
67: Transfer of reserve land if trustees change
The registered owners of the reserve land may transfer the fee simple estate in the reserve land if—
a: the transferors of the reserve land are or were the trustees of a trust; and
b: the transferees are the trustees of the same trust, after any new trustee has been appointed to the trust or any transferor has ceased to be a trustee of the trust; and
c: the instrument to transfer the reserve land is accompanied by a certificate given by the transferees, or the transferees' lawyer, verifying that paragraphs (a) and (b)
68: Reserve land not to be mortgaged
The owners of reserve land must not mortgage, or give a security interest in, the reserve land.
69: Saving of bylaws, etc, in relation to reserve properties
1: This section applies to any bylaw, or any prohibition or restriction on use or access, that an administering body or the Minister of Conservation made or imposed under the Conservation Act 1987 Reserves Act 1977
2: The bylaw, prohibition, or restriction remains in force until it expires or is revoked under the Conservation Act 1987 Reserves Act 1977 Consequential amendments to Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000
70: Amendments to Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000
Sections 71 72 Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 2018-07-05 Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000
71: New section 41A inserted (Removal of land described in Schedule 5 from Park)
After section 41
41A: Removal of land described in Schedule 5 from Park
1: The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Conservation,—
a: remove from the Park any land included in the Park by Schedule 5; and
b: amend Schedule 5 accordingly.
2: The Minister, before making a recommendation to the Governor-General under subsection (1)
a: be satisfied that the land no longer serves the purpose of the Park; and
b: have regard to—
i: the existing use of the land; and
ii: the status or classification (if any) of the land.
72: Schedule 5 amended
In Schedule 5 The land described as Hukunui in Schedule 1 of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 section 28(9) The land described as Motukaraka in Schedule 1 of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 section 12(1) The land described as Ororopupu in Schedule 1 of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 section 12(1) The land described as Te Matuku-Ngāi Tai in Schedule 1 of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 section 12(1) The land described as Te Rae-o-Kahu Pā in Schedule 1 of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 section 12(1) The land described as Te Tauroa in Schedule 1 of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 section 47(6)
2: Statutory acknowledgement and deed of recognition
73: Interpretation
In this subpart,— relevant consent authority statement of association
a: made by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki of their particular cultural, historical, spiritual, and traditional association with the statutory area; and
b: set out in part 1 of the documents schedule statutory acknowledgement section 74 statutory area Schedule 2 statutory plan
a: means a district plan, regional coastal plan, regional plan, regional policy statement, or proposed policy statement as defined in section 43AA
b: includes a proposed plan, as defined in section 43AAC Statutory acknowledgement
74: Statutory acknowledgement by the Crown
The Crown acknowledges the statements of association for the statutory areas.
75: Purposes of statutory acknowledgement
The only purposes of the statutory acknowledgement are—
a: to require relevant consent authorities, the Environment Court, and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga to have regard to the statutory acknowledgement, in accordance with sections 76 to 78
b: to require relevant consent authorities to record the statutory acknowledgement on statutory plans that relate to the statutory areas and to provide summaries of resource consent applications or copies of notices of applications to the trustees, in accordance with sections 79 80
c: to enable the trustees and any member of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to cite the statutory acknowledgement as evidence of the association of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki with a statutory area, in accordance with section 81
76: Relevant consent authorities to have regard to statutory acknowledgement
1: This section applies in relation to an application for a resource consent for an activity within, adjacent to, or directly affecting a statutory area.
2: On and from the effective date, a relevant consent authority must have regard to the statutory acknowledgement relating to the statutory area in deciding, under section 95E
3: Subsection (2) Resource Management Act 1991
77: Environment Court to have regard to statutory acknowledgement
1: This section applies to proceedings in the Environment Court in relation to an application for a resource consent for an activity within, adjacent to, or directly affecting a statutory area.
2: On and from the effective date, the Environment Court must have regard to the statutory acknowledgement relating to the statutory area in deciding, under section 274
3: Subsection (2) Resource Management Act 1991
78: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and Environment Court to have regard to statutory acknowledgement
1: This section applies to an application made under section 44 56 61
2: On and from the effective date, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga must have regard to the statutory acknowledgement relating to the statutory area in exercising its powers under section 48 56 62
3: On and from the effective date, the Environment Court must have regard to the statutory acknowledgement relating to the statutory area—
a: in determining whether the trustees are persons directly affected by the decision; and
b: in determining, under section 59(1) 64(1)
4: In this section, archaeological site section 6
79: Recording statutory acknowledgement on statutory plans
1: On and from the effective date, each relevant consent authority must attach information recording the statutory acknowledgement to all statutory plans that wholly or partly cover a statutory area.
2: The information attached to a statutory plan must include—
a: a copy of sections 74 to 78 80 81
b: descriptions of the statutory areas wholly or partly covered by the plan; and
c: the statement of association for each statutory area.
3: The attachment of information to a statutory plan under this section is for the purpose of public information only and, unless adopted by the relevant consent authority as part of the statutory plan, the information is not—
a: part of the statutory plan; or
b: subject to the provisions of Schedule 1
80: Provision of summary or notice to trustees
1: Each relevant consent authority must, for a period of 20 years on and from the effective date, provide the following to the trustees for each resource consent application for an activity within, adjacent to, or directly affecting a statutory area:
a: if the application is received by the consent authority, a summary of the application; or
b: if notice of the application is served on the consent authority under section 145(10)
2: A summary provided under subsection (1)(a) section 95B(4)
3: The summary must be provided—
a: as soon as is reasonably practicable after the relevant consent authority receives the application; but
b: before the relevant consent authority decides under section 95
4: A copy of a notice must be provided under subsection (1)(b)
5: The trustees may, by written notice to a relevant consent authority,—
a: waive the right to be provided with a summary or copy of a notice under this section; and
b: state the scope of that waiver and the period it applies for.
6: This section does not affect the obligation of a relevant consent authority to decide,—
a: under section 95
b: under section 95E
81: Use of statutory acknowledgement
1: The trustees and any member of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki may, as evidence of the association of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki with a statutory area, cite the statutory acknowledgement that relates to that area in submissions concerning activities within, adjacent to, or directly affecting the statutory area that are made to or before—
a: the relevant consent authorities; or
b: the Environment Court; or
c: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga; or
d: the Environmental Protection Authority or a board of inquiry under Part 6AA
2: The content of a statement of association is not, because of the statutory acknowledgement, binding as fact on—
a: the bodies referred to in subsection (1)
b: parties to proceedings before those bodies; or
c: any other person who is entitled to participate in those proceedings.
3: However, the bodies and persons specified in subsection (2)
4: To avoid doubt,—
a: neither the trustees nor members of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki are precluded from stating that Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki has an association with a statutory area that is not described in the statutory acknowledgement; and
b: the content and existence of the statutory acknowledgement do not limit any statement made. Deed of recognition
82: Issuing and amending deed of recognition
1: This section applies in respect of the statutory areas listed in Part 2
2: The Minister of Conservation and the Director-General must issue a deed of recognition in the form set out in part 2 of the documents schedule for the statutory areas administered by the Department of Conservation.
3: The Minister of Conservation and the Director-General may amend the deed, but only with the written consent of the trustees. General provisions relating to statutory acknowledgement and deed of recognition
83: Application of statutory acknowledgement to river or stream
If any part of the statutory acknowledgement applies to a river or stream, including a tributary, that part of the acknowledgement—
a: applies only to—
i: the continuously or intermittently flowing body of fresh water, including a modified watercourse, that comprises the river or stream; and
ii: the bed of the river or stream, which is the land that the waters of the river or stream cover at their fullest flow without flowing over the banks of the river or stream; but
b: does not apply to—
i: a part of the bed of the river or stream that is not owned by the Crown; or
ii: an artificial watercourse.
84: Exercise of powers and performance of functions and duties
1: The statutory acknowledgement and the deed of recognition do not affect, and must not be taken into account by, a person exercising a power or performing a function or duty under an enactment or a bylaw.
2: A person, in considering a matter or making a decision or recommendation under an enactment or a bylaw, must not give greater or lesser weight to the association of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki with a statutory area than that person would give if there were no statutory acknowledgement or deed of recognition for the statutory area.
3: Subsection (2) subsection (1)
4: This section is subject to—
a: the other provisions of this subpart; and
b: any obligation imposed on the Minister of Conservation or the Director-General by the deed of recognition.
85: Rights not affected
1: The statutory acknowledgement and the deed of recognition—
a: do not affect the lawful rights or interests of a person who is not a party to the deed of settlement; and
b: do not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of an estate or interest in, or rights relating to, a statutory area.
2: This section is subject to the other provisions of this subpart. Consequential amendment to Resource Management Act 1991
86: Amendment to Resource Management Act 1991
1: This section amends the Resource Management Act 1991
2: In Schedule 11 Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 2018-07-05 Resource Management Act 1991
3: Protocols
87: Interpretation
In this subpart,— protocol
a: means each of the following protocols issued under section 88(1)(a)
i: the primary industries protocol:
ii: the taonga tūturu protocol; and
b: includes any amendments made under section 88(1)(b) responsible Minister General provisions applying to protocols
88: Issuing, amending, and cancelling protocols
1: Each responsible Minister—
a: must issue a protocol to the trustees on the terms set out in part 3 of the documents schedule; and
b: may amend or cancel that protocol.
2: The responsible Minister may amend or cancel a protocol at the initiative of—
a: the trustees; or
b: the responsible Minister.
3: The responsible Minister may amend or cancel a protocol only after consulting, and having particular regard to the views of, the trustees.
89: Protocols subject to rights, functions, and duties
Protocols do not restrict—
a: the ability of the Crown to exercise its powers and perform its functions and duties in accordance with the law and Government policy, for example, the ability to—
i: introduce legislation and change Government policy; and
ii: interact with or consult a person that the Crown considers appropriate, including any iwi, hapū, marae, whānau, or other representative of tangata whenua; or
b: the responsibilities of a responsible Minister or a department of State; or
c: the legal rights of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki or a representative entity.
90: Enforcement of protocols
1: The Crown must comply with a protocol while it is in force.
2: If the Crown fails to comply with a protocol without good cause, the trustees may enforce the protocol, subject to the Crown Proceedings Act 1950
3: Despite subsection (2)
4: To avoid doubt,—
a: subsections (1) and (2)
b: subsection (3) subsection (2) Primary industries
91: Primary industries protocol
1: The chief executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries must note a summary of the terms of the primary industries protocol in any fisheries plan that affects the primary industries protocol area.
2: The noting of the summary is—
a: for the purpose of public notice only; and
b: not an amendment to a fisheries plan for the purposes of section 11A
3: The primary industries protocol does not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of an estate or interest in, or rights relating to, assets or other property rights (including in respect of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed) that are held, managed, or administered under any of the following enactments:
a: the Fisheries Act 1996
b: the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
c: the Maori Fisheries Act 2004
d: the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992
4: In this section,— fisheries plan section 11A primary industries protocol area Taonga tūturu
92: Taonga tūturu protocol
1: The taonga tūturu protocol does not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of an estate or interest in, or rights relating to, taonga tūturu.
2: In this section, taonga tūturu
a: has the meaning given in section 2(1)
b: includes ngā taonga tūturu, as defined in section 2(1)
4: Official geographic names
93: Interpretation
In this subpart,— Act New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 Board section 4 official geographic name section 4
94: Official geographic names
1: A name specified in the second column of the table in clause 5.40 of the deed of settlement is the official geographic name of the feature described in the third and fourth columns of that table.
2: Each official geographic name is to be treated as if it were an official geographic name that takes effect on the settlement date because of a determination of the Board made under section 19
95: Publication of official geographic names
1: The Board must, as soon as practicable after the settlement date, give public notice, in accordance with section 21(2) and (3) section 94
2: The notice must state that each official geographic name became an official geographic name on the settlement date.
96: Subsequent alteration of official geographic names
1: In making a determination to alter the official geographic name of a feature named under this subpart, the Board—
a: need not comply with section 16 17 18 19(1) 20
b: must have the written consent of the trustees.
2: To avoid doubt, the Board must give public notice of a determination made under subsection (1) section 21(2) and (3)
97: Name change for Crown protected area
1: The name of Mataitai Scenic Reserve is changed to Mātaitai Scenic Reserve.
2: The new name given to the reserve under subsection (1)
a: were an official geographic name that takes effect on the settlement date; and
b: had first been reviewed and concurred with by the Board under subpart 3
3: The Board must, as soon as practicable after the settlement date,—
a: give public notice of the new name in accordance with section 21(2)(a) and (b) and (3)
b: state in the notice that the new name became an official geographic name on the settlement date.
4: The official geographic name of the reserve named under this section must not be changed under subpart 3
3: Commercial redress
1: Transfer of transfer properties
98: Interpretation
In this subpart,— commercial property commercial redress property
a: means a property described in part 3 of the property redress schedule; but
b: does not include a property to which clause 6.11.1 of the deed of settlement applies deferred selection property land holding agency
a: for the commercial property, in part 5 of the property redress schedule; or
b: for a commercial redress property, in part 3 of the property redress schedule; or
c: for a deferred selection property, in part 4 of the property redress schedule Papakura property right-to-purchase property
a: if clause 6.4.1 of the deed of settlement applies; and
b: if the requirements for transfer under the deed of settlement have been satisfied for the property transfer property
a: the commercial property:
b: a commercial redress property:
c: a deferred selection property:
d: the right-to-purchase property.
99: The Crown may transfer properties
1: To give effect to part 6 of the deed of settlement, the Crown (acting by and through the chief executive of the land holding agency) is authorised—
a: to transfer the fee simple estate in a transfer property (other than the Papakura property) to the trustees:
b: to transfer the fee simple estate in the Papakura property to 1 or more governance entities:
c: to sign a transfer instrument or any other document, or do anything else, as necessary to effect the transfer.
2: Subsection (3) section 17(2)
3: As soon as is reasonably practicable after the date on which the property is transferred under subsection (1) section 18
4: In this section, governance entity
a: the trustees:
b: the trustees of the Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust.
100: Records of title for transfer properties that are not shared redress
1: This section applies to each transfer property that is to be transferred under section 99
a: to the trustees (but to no other person or entity); or
b: in the case of the Papakura property, to the trustees of the Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust (but to no other person or entity).
2: However, this section applies only to the extent that—
a: the property is not all of the land contained in a record of title for a fee simple estate; or
b: there is no record of title for the fee simple estate in all or part of the property.
3: The Registrar-General must, in accordance with a written application by an authorised person,—
a: create a record of title for the fee simple estate in the property in the name of the Crown; and
b: record on the record of title any interests that are registered, noted, or to be noted and that are described in the application; but
c: omit any statement of purpose from the record of title.
4: Subsection (3)
5: In this section and sections 101 102 authorised person
101: Records of title for shared transfer properties
1: This section applies to each transfer property that is to be transferred to tenants in common under section 99
2: The Registrar-General must, in accordance with a written application by an authorised person,—
a: create a record of title in the name of the Crown for each undivided specified share of the fee simple estate in the property; and
b: record on each record of title any interests that are registered, noted, or to be noted and that are described for that register in the application; but
c: omit any statement of purpose from each record of title.
3: Subsection (2)
102: Authorised person may grant covenant for later creation of record of title
1: For the purposes of sections 100 101
2: Despite the Land Transfer Act 2017
a: the authorised person may request the Registrar-General to register the covenant under that Act by creating a record of title that records an interest; and
b: the Registrar-General must comply with the request.
103: Application of other enactments
1: This section applies to the transfer of the fee simple estate in a transfer property under section 99
2: The transfer is a disposition for the purposes of Part 4A sections 24(2A) 24A 24AA
3: The Crown Minerals Act 1991 subpart 2
4: The permission of a council under section 348
5: Section 11 Part 10
6: In exercising the powers conferred by section 99
7: Subsection (6) subsections (2) and (3)
104: Transfer of properties subject to lease
1: This section applies to a transfer property—
a: for which the land holding agency is—
i: the Ministry of Education; or
ii: the New Zealand Defence Force; and
b: the ownership of which is to be transferred under section 99
c: that, after the transfer, is to be subject to a lease back to the Crown.
2: Section 24
3: The transfer instrument for the transfer of the property must include a statement that the land is to become subject to section 105
4: The Registrar-General must, on the registration of the transfer of the property, record on any record of title for the property that—
a: the land is subject to Part 4A section 24
b: the land is subject to section 105
5: A notification made under subsection (4) Part 4A section 24D(1)
105: Requirements if lease terminates or expires
1: This section applies if the lease referred to in section 104(1)(c)
2: The transfer of the property is no longer exempt from section 24
3: However, the marginal strip reserved by section 24
4: The registered owners of the property must apply in writing to the Registrar-General,—
a: if no part of the property remains subject to such a lease, to remove from the record of title for the property the notations that—
i: section 24
ii: the property is subject to this section; or
b: if only part of the property remains subject to such a lease (the leased part
i: section 24
ii: that part is subject to this section.
5: If the Registrar-General receives an application under subsection (4) section 24
6: The Registrar-General must comply with an application received in accordance with subsection (4)
7: In this section and section 106 Torpedo Bay property
106: Management of marginal strip
1: In relation to the marginal strip for the Torpedo Bay property referred to in section 105(3) subsection (2) section 24H
2: The appointment under subsection (1)
a: the trustees and the Marutūāhu Rōpū Limited Partnership together are the registered proprietors of the land adjoining the marginal strip; or
b: the trustees are the sole registered proprietors of that land.
3: To avoid doubt, subsection (2) section 24J
4: In this section, Marutūāhu Rōpū Limited Partnership section 51
2: Vesting of certain Crown owned minerals and related matters
107: Application and interpretation
This subpart applies to—
a: the land vested in the trustees under subpart 1
b: land transferred to the trustees under section 99
c: land transferred to the trustees or an RFR holder under a contract formed under section 117
108: Certain minerals no longer to be reserved to the Crown
1: Despite section 11 section 107
2: However, if a share in land is vested in or transferred to the trustees, the trustees own a share in any Crown owned minerals in that land in the same proportion as that in which they own the land.
3: Nothing in this Part—
a: limits section 10
b: affects other lawful rights to subsurface minerals.
4: To avoid doubt, the vesting or transfer of land referred to in section 107 Land Transfer Act 2017
109: Notation of mineral ownership on records of title
1: This section applies instead of section 86 section 107
2: An instrument lodged in respect of that land must include a request to the Registrar-General to record on any record of title for the land that the land is subject to section 108
3: The Registrar-General must comply with a request received under subsection (2)
4: In this section, instrument
a: a written application lodged under section 57 section 107(a)
b: a transfer instrument lodged in respect of land referred to in section 107(b) or (c)
3: Right of first refusal over RFR land
Interpretation
110: Interpretation
In this subpart and Schedule 3 control paragraph (d)
a: for a company, control of the composition of its board of directors; and
b: for another body, control of the composition of the group that would be its board of directors if the body were a company Crown body
a: a Crown entity, as defined in section 7(1)
b: a State enterprise, as defined in section 2
c: the New Zealand Railways Corporation; and
d: a company or body that is wholly owned or controlled by 1 or more of the following:
i: the Crown:
ii: a Crown entity:
iii: a State enterprise:
iv: the New Zealand Railways Corporation; and
e: a subsidiary or related company of a company or body referred to in paragraph (d) dispose of
a: means—
i: to transfer or vest the fee simple estate in the land; or
ii: to grant a lease of the land for a term that is, or will be (if any rights of renewal or extension are exercised under the lease), 50 years or longer; but
b: to avoid doubt, does not include—
i: to mortgage, or give a security interest in, the land; or
ii: to grant an easement over the land; or
iii: to consent to an assignment of a lease, or to a sublease, of the land; or
iv: to remove an improvement, a fixture, or a fitting from the land expiry date sections 113(2)(a) 114 notice offer section 113 public work section 2 related company section 2(3) RFR landowner
a: means the Crown, if the land is vested in the Crown or the Crown holds the fee simple estate in the land; and
b: means a Crown body, if the body holds the fee simple estate in the land; and
c: includes a local authority to which RFR land has been disposed of under section 119(1)
d: to avoid doubt, does not include an administering body in which RFR land is vested after the settlement date, under section 120(1) RFR period subsidiary section 5
111: Meaning of RFR land
1: In this subpart, RFR land
a: any land excluded from the definition of commercial redress property in section 98 paragraph (c)
b: any land that has ceased to be a deferred selection property under clause 6.19.1 of the deed of settlement on or before the settlement date; and
c: any land obtained in exchange for a disposal of RFR land under section 124(1)(c) 125
2: Subsection (1)(a) and (b)
a: is vested in the Crown or held in fee simple by the Crown; and
b: is not subject to a contract formed under section 127
3: If, after the settlement date, land ceases to be a deferred selection property under clause 6.19.1 of the deed of settlement, that land becomes RFR land.
4: Land ceases to be RFR land if—
a: the fee simple estate in the land transfers from the RFR landowner to—
i: the trustees or their nominee (for example, under a contract formed under section 117
ii: any other person (including the Crown or a Crown body) under section 112(d)
b: the fee simple estate in the land transfers to, or vests in, a person other than the Crown or a Crown body from the RFR landowner—
i: under any of sections 121 to 127
ii: under any matter referred to in section 128(1)
c: the fee simple estate in the land transfers to, or vests in, another person from the RFR landowner in accordance with a waiver or variation given under section 137
d: the RFR period for the land ends.
5: In subsections (1)(b) and (3) deferred selection property Restrictions on disposal of RFR land
112: Restrictions on disposal of RFR land
An RFR landowner must not dispose of RFR land to a person other than the trustees or their nominee unless the land is disposed of—
a: under any of sections 118 to 127
b: under any matter referred to in section 128(1)
c: in accordance with a waiver or variation given under section 137
d: within 2 years after the expiry date of an offer by the RFR landowner to dispose of the land to the trustees, if the offer to the trustees was—
i: made in accordance with section 113
ii: made on terms that were the same as, or more favourable to the trustees than, the terms of the disposal to the person; and
iii: not withdrawn under section 115
iv: not accepted under section 116 Trustees’ right of first refusal
113: Requirements for offer
1: An offer by an RFR landowner to dispose of RFR land to the trustees must be by notice to the trustees.
2: The notice must include—
a: the terms of the offer, including its expiry date; and
b: the legal description of the land, including any interests affecting it, and the reference for any record of title for the land; and
c: a street address for the land (if applicable); and
d: a street address, postal address, and fax number or electronic address for the trustees to give notices to the RFR landowner in relation to the offer.
114: Expiry date of offer
1: The expiry date of an offer must be on or after the date that is 20 working days after the date on which the trustees receive notice of the offer.
2: However, the expiry date of an offer may be on or after the date that is 10 working days after the date on which the trustees receive notice of the offer if—
a: the trustees received an earlier offer to dispose of the land; and
b: the expiry date of the earlier offer was not more than 6 months before the expiry date of the later offer; and
c: the earlier offer was not withdrawn.
115: Withdrawal of offer
The RFR landowner may, by notice to the trustees, withdraw an offer at any time before it is accepted.
116: Acceptance of offer
1: The trustees may, by notice to the RFR landowner who made an offer, accept the offer if—
a: it has not been withdrawn; and
b: its expiry date has not passed.
2: The trustees must accept all the RFR land offered, unless the offer permits them to accept less.
117: Formation of contract
1: If the trustees accept an offer by an RFR landowner to dispose of RFR land, a contract for the disposal of the land is formed between the RFR landowner and the trustees on the terms in the offer.
2: The terms of the contract may be varied by written agreement between the RFR landowner and the trustees.
3: Under the contract, the trustees may nominate any person (the nominee
4: The trustee may nominate a nominee only if—
a: the nominee is lawfully able to hold the RFR land; and
b: notice is given to the RFR landowner on or before the day that is 10 working days before the day on which the transfer is to settle.
5: The notice must specify—
a: the full name of the nominee; and
b: any other details about the nominee that the RFR landowner needs in order to transfer the RFR land to the nominee.
6: If the trustees nominate a nominee, the trustees remain liable for the obligations of the transferee under the contract. Disposals to others where land remains RFR land
118: Disposal to the Crown or Crown bodies
1: An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land to—
a: the Crown; or
b: a Crown body.
2: To avoid doubt, the Crown may dispose of RFR land to a Crown body in accordance with section 563 Section 118(2) amended 1 August 2020 section 668 Education and Training Act 2020
119: Disposal of existing public works to local authorities
1: An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land that is a public work or part of a public work, in accordance with section 50 section 2
2: To avoid doubt, if RFR land is disposed of to a local authority under subsection (1)
a: the RFR landowner of the land; and
b: subject to the obligations of an RFR landowner under this subpart.
120: Disposal of reserves to administering bodies
1: An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with section 26 26A
2: To avoid doubt, if RFR land that is a reserve is vested in an administering body under subsection (1)
a: the RFR landowner of the land; or
b: subject to the obligations of an RFR landowner under this subpart.
3: However, if RFR land vests back in the Crown under section 25 27
a: the RFR landowner of the land; and
b: subject to the obligations of an RFR landowner under this subpart. Disposals to others where land may cease to be RFR land
121: Disposal in accordance with obligations under enactment or rule of law
An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with an obligation under any enactment or rule of law.
122: Disposal in accordance with legal or equitable obligations
An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—
a: a legal or an equitable obligation that—
i: was unconditional before the settlement date; or
ii: was conditional before the settlement date but became unconditional on or after the settlement date; or
iii: arose after the exercise (whether before, on, or after the settlement date) of an option existing before the settlement date; or
b: the requirements, existing before the settlement date, of a gift, an endowment, or a trust relating to the land.
123: Disposal under certain legislation
An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—
a: section 54(1)(d)
b: section 34 43 44
c: section 355(3)
d: an Act that—
i: excludes the land from a national park within the meaning of the National Parks Act 1980
ii: authorises that land to be disposed of in consideration or part consideration for other land to be held or administered under the Conservation Act 1987 National Parks Act 1980 Reserves Act 1977
124: Disposal of land held for public works
1: An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—
a: section 40(2) or (4) 41
b: section 52 105(1) 106 114(3) 117(7) 119
c: section 117(3)(a)
d: section 117(3)(b)
e: section 23(1) or (4) 24(4) 26
2: To avoid doubt, RFR land may be disposed of by an order of the Māori Land Court under section 134 section 41(1)(e)
125: Disposal for reserve or conservation purposes
An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—
a: section 15
b: section 16A 24E
126: Disposal for charitable purposes
An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land as a gift for charitable purposes.
127: Disposal to tenants
The Crown may dispose of RFR land—
a: if the land was held on the settlement date for education purposes, to a person who, immediately before the disposal, is a tenant of the land or all or part of a building on the land; or
b: under section 67
i: before the settlement date; or
ii: on or after the settlement date under a right of renewal in a lease granted before the settlement date; or
c: under section 93(4) RFR landowner obligations
128: RFR landowner’s obligations subject to other matters
1: An RFR landowner’s obligations under this subpart in relation to RFR land are subject to—
a: any other enactment or rule of law except that, in the case of a Crown body, the obligations apply despite the purpose, functions, or objectives of the Crown body; and
b: any interest or legal or equitable obligation—
i: that prevents or limits an RFR landowner’s disposal of RFR land to the trustees; and
ii: that the RFR landowner cannot satisfy by taking reasonable steps; and
c: the terms of a mortgage over, or security interest in, RFR land.
2: Reasonable steps subsection (1)(b)(ii) Notices about RFR land
129: Notice to LINZ if land becomes RFR land on settlement date
1: An RFR landowner must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the settlement date, give the chief executive of LINZ notice of any land—
a: that on the settlement date is RFR land within the meaning of section 111(1)(a)
b: for which there is a record of title.
2: The notice must include the legal description of the land and the reference for the record of title.
130: Notice to LINZ of RFR land with record of title after settlement date
1: If a record of title is first created for RFR land after the settlement date, the RFR landowner must give the chief executive of LINZ notice that the record of title has been created.
2: If land for which there is a record of title becomes RFR land after the settlement date, the RFR landowner must give the chief executive of LINZ notice that the land has become RFR land.
3: The notice must be given as soon as is reasonably practicable after a record of title is first created for the RFR land or after the land becomes RFR land.
4: The notice must include the legal description of the land and the reference for the record of title.
131: Notice to trustees of disposal of RFR land to others
1: An RFR landowner must give the trustees notice of the disposal of RFR land by the landowner to a person other than the trustees or their nominee.
2: The notice must be given on or before the date that is 20 working days before the day of the disposal.
3: The notice must include—
a: the legal description of the land, including any interests affecting it; and
b: the reference for any record of title for the land; and
c: the street address for the land (if applicable); and
d: the name of the person to whom the land is being disposed of; and
e: an explanation of how the disposal complies with section 112
f: if the disposal is to be made under section 112(d)
132: Notice to LINZ of land ceasing to be RFR land
1: This section applies if land contained in a record of title is to cease being RFR land because—
a: the fee simple estate in the land is to transfer from the RFR landowner to—
i: the trustees or their nominee (for example, under a contract formed under section 117
ii: any other person (including the Crown or a Crown body) under section 112(d)
b: the fee simple estate in the land is to transfer or vest from the RFR landowner to or in a person other than the Crown or a Crown body—
i: under any of sections 121 to 127
ii: under any matter referred to in section 128(1)
c: the fee simple estate in the land is to transfer or vest from the RFR landowner in accordance with a waiver or variation given under section 137
2: The RFR landowner must, as early as practicable before the transfer or vesting, give the chief executive of LINZ notice that the land is to cease being RFR land.
3: The notice must include—
a: the legal description of the land; and
b: the reference for the record of title for the land; and
c: the details of the transfer or vesting of the land.
133: Notice requirements
Schedule 3
a: an RFR landowner; or
b: the trustees. Right of first refusal recorded on records of title
134: Right of first refusal to be recorded on records of title for RFR land
1: The chief executive of LINZ must issue to the Registrar-General 1 or more certificates that specify the legal descriptions of, and identify the records of title for,—
a: the RFR land for which there is a record of title on the settlement date; and
b: the RFR land for which a record of title is first created after the settlement date; and
c: land for which there is a record of title that becomes RFR land after the settlement date.
2: The chief executive must issue a certificate as soon as is reasonably practicable—
a: after the settlement date, for RFR land for which there is a record of title on the settlement date; or
b: after receiving a notice under section 130
3: Each certificate must state that it is issued under this section.
4: The chief executive must provide a copy of each certificate to the trustees as soon as is reasonably practicable after issuing the certificate.
5: The Registrar-General must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a certificate issued under this section, record on each record of title for the RFR land identified in the certificate that the land is—
a: RFR land, as defined in section 111
b: subject to this subpart (which restricts disposal, including leasing, of the land).
135: Removal of notations when land to be transferred or vested
1: The chief executive of LINZ must, before registration of the transfer or vesting of land described in a notice received under section 132
a: the legal description of the land; and
b: the reference for the record of title for the land; and
c: the details of the transfer or vesting of the land; and
d: a statement that the certificate is issued under this section.
2: The chief executive must provide a copy of each certificate to the trustees as soon as is reasonably practicable after issuing the certificate.
3: If the Registrar-General receives a certificate issued under this section, he or she must, immediately before registering the transfer or vesting described in the certificate, remove from the record of title identified in the certificate any notation recorded under section 134
136: Removal of notations when RFR period ends
1: The chief executive of LINZ must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the RFR period ends in respect of any RFR land, issue to the Registrar-General a certificate that includes—
a: the reference for each record of title for that RFR land that still has a notation recorded under section 134
b: a statement that the certificate is issued under this section.
2: The chief executive must provide a copy of each certificate to the trustees as soon as is reasonably practicable after issuing the certificate.
3: The Registrar-General must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a certificate issued under this section, remove any notation recorded under section 134 General provisions applying to right of first refusal
137: Waiver and variation
1: The trustees may, by notice to an RFR landowner, waive any or all of the rights the trustees have in relation to the landowner under this subpart.
2: The trustees and an RFR landowner may agree in writing to vary or waive any of the rights each has in relation to the other under this subpart.
3: A waiver or an agreement under this section is on the terms, and applies for the period, specified in it.
138: Disposal of Crown bodies not affected
This subpart does not limit the ability of the Crown, or a Crown body, to sell or dispose of a Crown body.
139: Assignment of rights and obligations under this subpart
1: Subsection (3)
a: assigns the RFR holder's rights and obligations under this subpart to 1 or more persons in accordance with the RFR holder's constitutional document; and
b: has given the notices required by subsection (2)
2: The RFR holder must give notices to each RFR landowner that—
a: state that the RFR holder's rights and obligations under this subpart are being assigned under this section; and
b: specify the date of the assignment; and
c: specify the names of the assignees and, if they are the trustees of a trust, the name of the trust; and
d: specify the street address, postal address, and fax number or electronic address for notices to the assignees.
3: This subpart and Schedule 3
4: In this section,— constitutional document RFR holder
a: they are the trustees; or
b: they have previously been assigned those rights and obligations under this section.