1: Title
This Act is the Ngāti Rangiteaorere Claims Settlement Act 2014.
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, settlement of historical claims, and miscellaneous matters
Preliminary matters
3: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is—
a: to record the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ngāti Rangiteaorere in the deed of settlement; and
b: to give effect to certain provisions of the deed of settlement that settles the historical claims of Ngāti Rangiteaorere.
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 this 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 Ngāti Rangiteaorere, as recorded in the deed of settlement; and
e: defines terms used in this Act, including key terms such as Ngāti Rangiteaorere 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: protocols for conservation, Crown minerals, and taonga tūturu on the terms set out in the documents schedule; and
b: a statutory acknowledgement by the Crown of the statements made by Ngāti Rangiteaorere 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 2 of the statutory areas; and
c: the vesting in the trustees of the fee simple estate in certain cultural redress properties.
4: Part 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, apology of the Crown, and summary of settlement background
7: Summary of historical account, acknowledgements, apology, and summary of settlement background
1: Section 8
2: Sections 9 10
3: The acknowledgements and apology are to be read together with the historical account recorded in part 3 of the deed of settlement.
4: Section 11
8: Summary of historical account
1: Ngāti Rangiteaorere is an iwi of the Te Arawa confederation of tribes, based on the eastern shores of Lake Rotorua. They also share interests with other iwi on Mokoia Island and in coastal lands near Maketu. Although Ngāti Rangiteaorere did not sign the Treaty of Waitangi, from the 1840s to the early 1860s, they sought to work with the Crown in the administration of their district. During this time, Māori customary law largely continued to prevail in the Ngāti Rangiteaorere rohe.
2: Ngāti Rangiteaorere were drawn into the New Zealand wars from the mid-1860s. Those Ngāti Rangiteaorere who supported the Crown during the wars did so at considerable cost to themselves.
3: Ngāti Rangiteaorere held all their lands under customary tenure when the native laws of the 1860s came into force. However, the Native Land Court was not designed to accommodate the complex and fluid customary land usages of Māori as it assigned permanent ownership to a clearly defined area of land. The Crown hoped that the application of the native land laws would eventually lead Ngāti Rangiteaorere and other Māori to abandon the collective structures of their traditional landholdings. The title determination process also carried significant costs for Ngāti Rangiteaorere and other Māori. Ngāti Rangiteaorere had no alternative but to use the court if they wished to secure legal title to their lands.
4: In 1882, the Native Land Court investigated the ownership of the Whakapoungakau block and awarded most of it to members of Ngāti Rangiteaorere and a neighbouring iwi. In 1900 the Native Land Court awarded the Crown 348 acres from Whakapoungakau 2 to 7 and 17 in lieu of survey costs. The individualised interests thus acquired by the Crown were spread across the Whakapoungakau subdivisions, but the Crown persuaded Ngāti Rangiteaorere to allow the Crown’s awards to form 1 contiguous parcel of land. The land awarded to the Crown was flat, fertile, and easily accessible by road. The land that remained with Ngāti Rangiteaorere was fragmented, and much of it was steep and inaccessible.
5: Ngāti Rangiteaorere have always highly valued the Tikitere geothermal field for medicinal, spiritual, and economic purposes. In 1953, the Crown acquired, without the consent of Ngāti Rangiteaorere, the sole right to regulate the use of geothermal energy resources when the Geothermal Energy Act 1953 was enacted. Ngāti Rangiteaorere considers that the Crown had no authority to overrule the mana of Ngāti Rangiteaorere in the Tikitere geothermal field.
6: In the early 1970s, the Crown proposed a land swap to extend the Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve. This involved the exchange of land in Whakapoungakau which Ngāti Rangiteaorere had significant ancestral connections with for land in which they had no such connections. As a result of this exchange Ngāti Rangiteaorere were alienated from Whakapoungakau maunga, one of their most sacred sites.
9: Acknowledgements
1: The Crown acknowledges that it has failed to address until now the long-standing, deeply-felt grievances of Ngāti Rangiteaorere. For Ngāti Rangiteaorere the road to settlement has been a long and challenging one. The Crown hereby recognises the legitimacy of their grievances and makes the following acknowledgements.
2: The Crown acknowledges that, in the 1860s, Ngāti Rangiteaorere were drawn into wars that were not of their making. Those Ngāti Rangiteaorere who supported the Crown during the wars did so at considerable cost to themselves.
3: The Crown acknowledges that—
a: it introduced the native land laws without consulting with Ngāti Rangiteaorere and the individualisation of title provided for by the native land laws was inconsistent with tikanga Ngāti Rangiteaorere; and
b: some key Crown goals in introducing the native land laws were to make the lands of Ngāti Rangiteaorere and other iwi available for European settlement, and eventually to detribalise Māori, including Ngāti Rangiteaorere, and assimilate them to European culture; and
c: Ngāti Rangiteaorere were required to engage with the Native Land Court if they wanted to participate in the modern economy and the court’s processes had a disruptive effect on Ngāti Rangiteaorere and carried significant costs for them which contributed to the alienation of land; and
d: the individualised titles awarded by the court made the lands of Ngāti Rangiteaorere, including Whakapoungakau, more susceptible to partition, fragmentation, and alienation and this contributed to the erosion of the traditional social structures, mana, and rangatiratanga of Ngāti Rangiteaorere. The Crown acknowledges it failed to take adequate steps to protect these structures, and this was a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.
4: The Crown acknowledges that—
a: Ngāti Rangiteaorere sought to retain tribal authority over their lands but the Crown failed to provide an effective form of corporate title until 1894; and
b: by 1894 the great bulk of Ngāti Rangiteaorere lands, including Whakapoungakau, had passed through the Native Land Court and were held under individualised title; and
c: the Crown’s failure to provide an effective means in the native land legislation for the collective administration of Ngāti Rangiteaorere lands before 1894 was a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.
5: The Crown acknowledges that—
a: it acquired from Ngāti Rangiteaorere much of the most valuable land in the Whakapoungakau block in lieu of survey costs; and
b: the land remaining with Ngāti Rangiteaorere was fragmented, and much of it was therefore inaccessible.
6: The Crown acknowledges that Ngāti Rangiteaorere consider—
a: the Tikitere geothermal resource to be a taonga; and
b: that the Geothermal Energy Act 1953 failed to recognise their mana over this taonga.
7: The Crown acknowledges the distress caused to Ngāti Rangiteaorere by the extension of the Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve in the early 1970s. This involved the exchange of land in which many Ngāti Rangiteaorere had significant ancestral connections for land in which they had no such connections. The Crown acknowledges that as a result of this exchange Ngāti Rangiteaorere were alienated from Whakapoungakau maunga, one of their most sacred sites.
10: Apology
1: To the iwi of Ngāti Rangiteaorere, to the tūpuna and the descendants, the Crown now makes this apology.
2: The Crown recognises that while Ngāti Rangiteaorere has consistently honoured their responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi, the Crown has not lived up to its Treaty obligations to Ngāti Rangiteaorere. For this, the Crown is deeply sorry.
3: The Crown accepts that Ngāti Rangiteaorere wished to retain long-established tribal authority over their lands and resources, but, from the 1860s, the Crown introduced native land laws which worked directly against this objective and undermined the mana and the rangatiratanga of Ngāti Rangiteaorere. For this, the Crown unreservedly apologises to Ngāti Rangiteaorere.
4: Through the native land laws, the actions of Crown purchase agents, and the extension of the Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve, the Crown facilitated the estrangement of Ngāti Rangiteaorere from some of the most cherished parts of their rohe, including their sacred maunga, Whakapoungakau. The Crown profoundly regrets the loss and the trauma Ngāti Rangiteaorere thereby experienced.
5: The Crown now seeks to forge a new relationship with the people of Ngāti Rangiteaorere. The Crown sincerely hopes that this relationship will be based on mutual trust and co-operation, and grounded in respect for the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.
11: Summary of settlement background
1: On 21 October 1993, representatives of Ngāti Rangiteaorere and the Crown entered into a final agreement (the Agreement
2: The Agreement noted how the transfer of the Te Ngae Mission Farm and an adjoining 59.5 acres had been achieved. The Anglican Church and Ngāti Rangiteaorere signed an agreement in December 1991 under which the trustees appointed by the Church for the Te Ngae Mission Farm Trust resigned and were replaced by trustees appointed by Ngāti Rangiteaorere. The Agreement also noted that the Church gave the Te Ngae Mission Farm Trust the title and ownership of an additional 59.5-acre block of land adjoining the Te Ngae Mission Farm.
3: The Crown also made an ex gratia
4: In conjunction with the Agreement, the Crown introduced and Parliament enacted section 13
5: Recent decisions of the Māori Land Court [62 Waiariki MB 92] and the Māori Appellate Court [2013 MAC MB 127] confirmed the assets of the Te Ngae Farm Trust are held on trust for the hapū Ngāti Rangiteaorere.
6: Between 26 April and 27 May 2013, members of Ngāti Rangiteaorere voted on a resolution that the proceeds of the Agreement and the redress provided under the deed of settlement be managed by the trustees of the Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council. Sixty-five percent of valid votes cast were in favour of the resolution. The trustees of the Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council have advised the Crown they will consider options to consolidate or otherwise align the management of the proceeds of the Agreement and the redress provided under the deed of settlement.
7: The Agreement was a partial settlement of Ngāti Rangiteaorere’s historical claims. The Crown and Ngāti Rangiteaorere agree that the redress from the Agreement and the redress provided under the deed of settlement and this Act comprise the comprehensive settlement of Ngāti Rangiteaorere’s historical claims. Interpretation provisions
12: 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.
13: Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— administering body section 2(1) attachments computer register
a: has the meaning given in section 4
b: includes, where relevant, a certificate of title issued under the Land Transfer Act 1952 consent authority section 2(1) conservation legislation
a: the Conservation Act 1987
b: the enactments listed in Schedule 1 conservation management plan section 2(1) conservation management strategy section 2(1) Crown section 2(1) cultural redress property section 45 deed of recognition
a: means a deed of recognition issued under section 41(1)
b: includes any amendments made under section 41(3) deed of settlement
a: means the deed of settlement dated 14 June 2013 and signed by—
i: the Honourable Christopher Finlayson, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations for and on behalf of the Crown; and
ii: Taiwhanake Eru Morehu, Kereama Pene, Donna Hall, Rangimahuta Easthope, Wiremu Kingi, Herbert Hapeta, and Waereti Rolleston-Tait, for and on behalf of Ngāti Rangiteaorere; and
iii: Taiwhanake Eru Morehu, Kereama Pene, Donna Hall, Rangimahuta Easthope, Wiremu Kingi, Herbert Hapeta, and Waereti Rolleston-Tait, being the trustees of the Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council; and
b: includes—
i: the schedules of, and attachments to, the deed; and
ii: any amendments to the deed or its schedules and attachments Director-General documents schedule effective date freshwater fisheries management plan section 2(1) Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga section 9 2014 historical claims section 15 interest LINZ local authority section 5(1) member of Ngāti Rangiteaorere section 14(1)(a) Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council Registrar-General section 4 related company section 2(3) 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 14(1)(a)
ii: 1 or more members of Ngāti Rangiteaorere; or
iii: 1 or more of the whānau, hapū, or groups referred to in section 14(1)(c) reserve section 2(1) reserve property section 45 resource consent section 2(1) RFR Part 3 RFR land section 63 settlement date statutory acknowledgement section 30 subsidiary section 5 tikanga trustees of the Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council 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 a 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. Section 13 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga inserted 20 May 2014 section 107 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 Section 13 Historic Places Trust repealed 20 May 2014 section 107 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 Section 13 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
14: Meaning of Ngāti Rangiteaorere
1: In this Act, Ngāti Rangiteaorere
a: means the collective group composed of individuals who are descended from an ancestor of Ngāti Rangiteaorere; and
b: includes those individuals; and
c: includes any whānau, hapū, or group to the extent that it is composed of those individuals.
2: In this section and section 15 ancestor of Ngāti Rangiteaorere
a: exercised customary rights by virtue of being descended from—
i: Rangiteaorere; or
ii: any other recognised ancestor of a group referred to in part 8 of the deed of settlement; and
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 Ngāti Rangiteaorere tikanga.
15: Meaning of historical claims
1: In this Act, historical claims
a: means the claims described in subsection (2); and
b: includes the claims described in subsection (3); but
c: does not include the claims described in subsection (4).
2: The historical claims are every claim that Ngāti Rangiteaorere 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 or its principles; or
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: a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal that relates exclusively to Ngāti Rangiteaorere or a representative entity, including each of the following claims, to the extent that subsection (2) applies to the claim:
i: Wai 32:
ii: Wai 564:
iii: Wai 936:
iv: Wai 1374; and
b: any other claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, including each of the following claims, to the extent that subsection (2) applies to the claim and the claim relates to Ngāti Rangiteaorere or a representative entity:
i: Wai 1200:
ii: Wai 1452:
iii: Wai 153:
iv: Wai 319.
4: However, the historical claims do not include—
a: a claim that a member of Ngāti Rangiteaorere, or a whānau, hapū, or group referred to in section 14(1)(c)
b: a claim that a representative entity had or may have that is based on a claim referred to in paragraph (a).
5: 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
16: 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) do not limit the deed of settlement.
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.
5: Subsection (4) does not exclude the jurisdiction of a court, tribunal, or other judicial body in respect of the interpretation or implementation of the deed of settlement or this Act. Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
17: Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
1: This section amends the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
2: In Schedule 3 Ngāti Rangiteaorere Claims Settlement Act 2014, section 16(4) and (5) 2014-04-17 Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 Resumptive memorials no longer to apply
18: Certain enactments do not apply
1: The enactments listed in subsection (2) do not apply—
a: to a cultural redress property; or
b: to the RFR land; or
c: for the benefit of Ngāti Rangiteaorere 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 18(2)(b) replaced 1 August 2020 section 668 Education and Training Act 2020
19: 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 certificate of title or computer register for, each allotment that—
a: is all or part of—
i: a cultural redress property; or
ii: the RFR land; and
b: is subject to a resumptive memorial recorded under any enactment listed in section 18(2)
2: The chief executive of LINZ must issue a certificate as soon as is reasonably practicable after the settlement date for a cultural redress property or the RFR land.
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 certificate of title or computer register identified in the certificate; and
b: cancel each memorial recorded under an enactment listed in section 18(2) Miscellaneous matters
20: 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 Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council 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 Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council is, or becomes, a charitable trust, the trust may continue indefinitely under section 16(6)(a) Section 20 heading replaced 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019 Section 20(1) amended 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019 Section 20(2) amended 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019
21: 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.
2: Cultural redress
The Crown not prevented from providing redress to other persons
22: The Crown may provide redress to other persons
1: The provision of the specified cultural redress does not prevent the Crown from doing anything that is not inconsistent with that cultural redress, including—
a: providing the same or similar redress to a person other than the trustees; or
b: disposing of land.
2: However, subsection (1) is not an acknowledgement by the Crown or the trustees that any other iwi or group has interests in relation to land or an area to which any of the specified cultural redress relates.
3: In this section, specified cultural redress
a: the protocols:
b: the statutory acknowledgement:
c: the deed of recognition.
1: Protocols
23: Interpretation
In this subpart,— protocol
a: means each of the following protocols issued under section 24(1)
i: the conservation protocol:
ii: the Crown minerals protocol:
iii: the taonga tūturu protocol; and
b: includes any amendments made under section 24(2) responsible Minister
a: for the conservation protocol, the Minister of Conservation:
b: for the Crown minerals protocol, the Minister of Energy and Resources:
c: for the taonga tūturu protocol, the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage:
d: for any protocol, any other Minister of the Crown authorised by the Prime Minister to perform duties and exercise powers and rights in relation to it. General provisions applying to protocols
24: Issuing, amending, and cancelling protocols
1: Each responsible Minister must issue a protocol to the trustees on the terms set out in part 3 of the documents schedule.
2: The responsible Minister may amend or cancel a protocol at the initiative of—
a: the trustees; or
b: the responsible Minister.
3: However, the responsible Minister may amend or cancel—
a: a protocol (other than the conservation protocol) only after consulting, and having particular regard to the views of, the trustees:
b: the conservation protocol only with the agreement in writing of the Director-General and the trustees.
25: 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, such as, for example, the ability to—
i: introduce legislation and change government policy; and
ii: interact with or consult a person 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 Ngāti Rangiteaorere or a representative entity.
26: 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), damages or other forms of monetary compensation are not available as a remedy for a failure by the Crown to comply with a protocol.
4: To avoid doubt,—
a: subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to guidelines developed for the implementation of a protocol; and
b: subsection (3) does not affect the ability of a court to award costs incurred by the trustees in enforcing the protocol under subsection (2). Conservation
27: Conservation protocol
1: The Director-General must note a summary of the terms of the conservation protocol in any conservation management strategy, conservation management plan, freshwater fisheries management plan, or national park management plan that affects the conservation protocol area.
2: The noting of the summary is—
a: for the purpose of public notice only; and
b: not an amendment to a strategy or plan for the purposes of section 17I section 46
3: The conservation protocol does not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of—
a: rights relating to the common marine and coastal area, as defined in section 9(1)
b: an estate or interest in land held, managed, or administered under the conservation legislation; or
c: an interest in, or rights relating to, flora or fauna managed or administered under the conservation legislation.
4: In this section, conservation protocol area Crown minerals
28: Crown minerals protocol
1: The chief executive of the department of State responsible for the administration of the Crown Minerals Act 1991
a: a register of protocols maintained by the chief executive; and
b: the minerals programmes that affect the Crown minerals protocol area, but only when those programmes are changed.
2: The noting of the summary is—
a: for the purpose of public notice only; and
b: not a change to the minerals programmes for the purposes of the Crown Minerals Act 1991
3: The Crown minerals protocol does not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of an estate or interest in, or rights relating to, Crown minerals.
4: In this section,— Crown mineral section 2(1)
a: that is the property of the Crown under section 10 11
b: over which the Crown has jurisdiction under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 Crown minerals protocol area minerals programme section 2(1) Taonga tūturu
29: 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)
2: Statutory acknowledgement and deed of recognition
30: Interpretation
In this subpart,— geothermal energy section 2(1) geothermal water section 2(1) relevant consent authority statement of association
a: made by Ngāti Rangiteaorere 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 31 statutory area Schedule 1 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
31: Statutory acknowledgement by the Crown
The Crown acknowledges the statements of association for the statutory areas.
32: 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 sections 33 to 35
b: to require relevant consent authorities and the Environment Court to have regard to the statutory acknowledgement for the Tikitere geothermal field, in accordance with sections 33 34
c: 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 36 37
d: to enable the trustees and any member of Ngāti Rangiteaorere to cite the statutory acknowledgement as evidence of the association of Ngāti Rangiteaorere with a statutory area, in accordance with section 38 Section 32(a) amended 20 May 2014 section 107 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014
33: 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) does not limit the obligations of a relevant consent authority under the Resource Management Act 1991
34: 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) does not limit the obligations of the Environment Court under the Resource Management Act 1991
35: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and Environment Court to have regard to statutory acknowledgement
1: If, on or after the effective date, an application is made under section 44 56 61
a: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, in exercising its powers under section 48 56 62
b: the Environment Court, in determining under section 59(1) 64(1)
2: In this section, archaeological site section 6 Section 35 replaced 20 May 2014 section 107 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014
36: 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 31 to 35 37 38
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
37: 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: a summary of the application, if the application is received by the consent authority; 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) must be the same as would be given to an affected person by limited notification under section 95B
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) not later than 10 working days after the date on which the consent authority receives the notice.
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
38: Use of statutory acknowledgement
1: The trustees and any member of Ngāti Rangiteaorere may, as evidence of the association of Ngāti Rangiteaorere with a statutory area other than the Tikitere geothermal field, 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 trustees and any member of Ngāti Rangiteaorere may, as evidence of the association of Ngāti Rangiteaorere with the Tikitere geothermal field, cite the statutory acknowledgement that relates to that field in submissions concerning activities within, adjacent to, or directly affecting the field that are made to or before—
a: the relevant consent authorities; or
b: the Environment Court; or
c: the Environmental Protection Authority or a board of inquiry under Part 6AA
3: The content of a statement of association is not, by virtue of the statutory acknowledgement, binding as fact on—
a: the bodies referred to in subsection (1) or (2); or
b: parties to proceedings before those bodies; or
c: any other person who is entitled to participate in those proceedings.
4: However, the bodies and persons specified in subsection (3) may take the statutory acknowledgement into account.
5: To avoid doubt,—
a: neither the trustees nor members of Ngāti Rangiteaorere are precluded from stating that Ngāti Rangiteaorere 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. Section 38(1)(c) replaced 20 May 2014 section 107 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014
39: Application of statutory acknowledgement to river or stream
If any part of the statutory acknowledgement applies to a river or stream, 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.
40: Application of statutory acknowledgement to Tikitere geothermal field
If any part of the statutory acknowledgement applies to the Tikitere geothermal field, that part of the acknowledgement—
a: applies to the geothermal energy and geothermal water within the geothermal field; but
b: does not apply to any geothermal energy or geothermal water above land other than land owned by the Crown. Deed of recognition
41: Issuing and amending deed of recognition
1: A deed of recognition must be issued to the trustees for each of the statutory areas listed in Part 2 relevant statutory areas)
2: The Minister of Conservation and the Director-General must issue a deed of recognition for the relevant statutory areas administered by the Department of Conservation.
3: The person or persons who issue a deed of recognition may amend the deed, but only with the written consent of the trustees. General provisions relating to statutory acknowledgement and deed of recognition
42: Exercise of powers and performance of functions and duties
1: The statutory acknowledgement and a 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 Ngāti Rangiteaorere 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) does not limit 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.
43: Rights not affected
1: The statutory acknowledgement and the deed of recognition do not—
a: affect the lawful rights or interests of a person who is not a party to the deed of settlement; or
b: 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
44: Amendment to Resource Management Act 1991
1: This section amends the Resource Management Act 1991
2: In Schedule 11 Ngāti Rangiteaorere Claims Settlement Act 2014 2014-04-17 Resource Management Act 1991
3: Vesting of cultural redress properties
45: Interpretation
In this subpart,— cultural redress property Schedule 2 Property vested in fee simple
a: Waiohewa site: Properties vested in fee simple to be administered as reserves
b: Rangiteaorere site:
c: Whakapoungakau reserve property Property vested in fee simple
46: Waiohewa site
The fee simple estate in the Waiohewa site vests in the trustees. Properties vested in fee simple to be administered as reserves
47: Rangiteaorere site
1: The reservation of the Rangiteaorere site (being the Te Ngae Junction Recreation Reserve) as a recreation reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in the Rangiteaorere site vests in the trustees.
3: The Rangiteaorere site is declared a reserve and classified as a recreation reserve subject to section 17
4: The reserve is named the Rangiteaorere Recreation Reserve.
48: Whakapoungakau
1: The reservation of Whakapoungakau (being part of the Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve) as a scenic reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
2: The fee simple estate in Whakapoungakau vests in the trustees.
3: Whakapoungakau is declared a reserve and classified as a scenic reserve for the purposes specified in section 19(1)(a)
4: The reserve is named Whakapoungakau Scenic Reserve.
5: Subsections (1) to (4) do not take effect until the trustees have provided the Crown with a registrable easement in gross over the reserve for use as a walkway on the terms and conditions set out in part 5 of the documents schedule.
6: 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 that Act.
7: Section 36 General provisions applying to vesting of cultural redress properties
49: 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 2.
50: 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 2
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.
51: Registration of ownership
1: This section applies to a cultural redress property vested in the trustees under this subpart.
2: Subsection (3) applies to a cultural redress property, but only to the extent that the property is all of the land contained in a computer freehold register.
3: The Registrar-General must, on written application by an authorised person,—
a: register the trustees as the proprietors of the fee simple estate in the property; and
b: record any entry on the computer freehold register, and do anything else, that is necessary to give effect to this subpart and to part 5 of the deed of settlement.
4: Subsection (5) applies to a cultural redress property, but only to the extent that subsection (2) does not apply to the property.
5: The Registrar-General must, in accordance with a written application by an authorised person,—
a: create a computer freehold register for the fee simple estate in the property in the name of the trustees; and
b: record on the computer freehold register any interests that are registered, notified, or notifiable and that are described in the application.
6: Subsection (5) is subject to the completion of any survey necessary to create a computer freehold register.
7: A computer freehold register must be created under this section as soon as is reasonably practicable after the settlement date, but not later than—
a: 24 months after the settlement date; or
b: any later date that may be agreed in writing by the Crown and the trustees.
8: In this section, authorised person
a: the chief executive of LINZ, for the Waiohewa site:
b: the Director-General, for all other properties.
52: 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: However, subsection (1) is subject to subsections (3) and (4).
3: 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
53: Matters to be recorded on computer freehold register
1: The Registrar-General must record on the computer freehold register,—
a: for a reserve property,—
i: that the land is subject to Part 4A section 24
ii: that the land is subject to sections 52(4) 56
b: for any other cultural redress property, that the land is subject to Part 4A
2: A notification made under subsection (1) that land is subject to Part 4A section 24D(1)
3: For a reserve 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 computer freehold register for the property the notifications that—
i: section 24
ii: the property is subject to sections 52(4) 56
b: part of the property, the Registrar-General must ensure that the notifications referred to in paragraph (a) remain only on the computer freehold register for the part of the property that remains a reserve.
4: The Registrar-General must comply with an application received in accordance with subsection (3)(a).
54: Application of other enactments
1: The vesting of the fee simple estate in a cultural redress property under this subpart does not—
a: limit section 10 11
b: affect other rights to subsurface minerals.
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. Further provisions applying to reserve properties
55: Application of other enactments to reserve properties
1: The trustees are the administering body of a reserve property.
2: Sections 48A 114 115
3: Sections 78(1)(a) 79 to 81 88
4: If the reservation of a reserve property under this subpart is revoked under section 24 section 25(2)
5: A reserve property is not a Crown protected area under the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008
6: The name of a reserve property must not be changed by the Minister under section 16(10)
56: 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 may be transferred to any other person, but only in accordance with section 57 58
3: In this section and sections 57 58 reserve land
57: Transfer of reserve land to new administering body
1: The registered proprietors 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 proprietors 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, upon receiving the required documents, register the new owners as the proprietors 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: 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.
58: Transfer of reserve land to trustees of existing administering body if trustees change
The registered proprietors 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' solicitor, verifying that paragraphs (a) and (b) apply.
59: Reserve land not to be mortgaged
The owners of a reserve property must not mortgage, or give a security interest in, any part of the property that remains a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977
60: 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
61: Names of Crown protected areas discontinued
1: Subsection (2) applies to the land, or the part of the land, in a cultural redress property that, immediately before the settlement date, was all or part of a Crown protected area.
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
3: Commercial redress: right of first refusal over RFR land
Interpretation
62: Interpretation
In this Part and Schedule 3,— control
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 wholly 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 65(2)(a) 66 notice offer section 65 public work section 2 RFR land section 63 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 71(1)
d: to avoid doubt, does not include an administering body in which RFR land is vested under section 72(1) RFR period
63: Meaning of RFR land
1: In this subpart, RFR land
a: the land described in part 3 of the attachments if, on the settlement date, the land is—
i: vested in the Crown; or
ii: held in fee simple by the Crown or the New Zealand Transport Agency; and
b: any land obtained in exchange for a disposal of RFR land under section 76(1)(c) 77
2: However, 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 69
ii: any other person (including the Crown or a Crown body) under section 64(c)
b: the fee simple estate in the land transfers or vests from the RFR landowner to or in a person other than the Crown or a Crown body—
i: under any of sections 73 to 79
ii: under any matter referred to in section 80(1)
c: the RFR period for the land ends; or
d: the fee simple estate in the land transfers or vests from the RFR landowner in accordance with a waiver or variation given under section 88 Restrictions on disposal of RFR land
64: 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 70 to 79
b: under any matter referred to in section 80(1)
c: 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 65
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 67
iv: not accepted under section 68
d: in accordance with a waiver or variation given under section 88 Trustees’ right of first refusal
65: 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 computer register for the land; and
c: a street address, postal address, and fax number for the trustees to give notices to the RFR landowner in relation to the offer.
66: 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.
67: Withdrawal of offer
The RFR landowner may, by notice to the trustees, withdraw an offer at any time before it is accepted.
68: 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 the trustees to accept less.
69: 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 other than the trustees (the nominee
4: The trustees 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 date 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 but land remains RFR land
70: 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 70(2) amended 1 August 2020 section 668 Education and Training Act 2020
71: 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), the local authority becomes—
a: the RFR landowner of the land; and
b: subject to the obligations of an RFR landowner under this subpart.
72: 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), the administering body does not become—
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
73: 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.
74: 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.
75: Disposal by the Crown under certain legislation
The Crown may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—
a: section 54(1)(d)
b: section 355(3)
c: section 34 43 44
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
76: 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 Maori Land Court under section 134 section 41(1)(e)
77: Disposal for reserve or conservation purposes
An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—
a: section 15
b: section 16A 24E
78: Disposal for charitable purposes
An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land as a gift for charitable purposes.
79: Disposal to tenants
The Crown may dispose of RFR land—
a: 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
b: under section 93(4) RFR landowner obligations
80: RFR landowner’s obligations subject to other matters
1: An RFR landowner’s obligations under this Part 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, that—
i: prevents or limits an RFR landowner’s disposal of RFR land to the trustees; and
ii: 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 Notices about RFR land
81: Notice to LINZ of RFR land with computer register after settlement date
1: If a computer register is first created for RFR land after the settlement date, the RFR landowner must give the chief executive of LINZ notice that the register has been created.
2: If land for which there is a computer register 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 computer register 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 computer register.
82: 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 date 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 computer register for the land; and
c: the name of the person to whom the land is being disposed of; and
d: an explanation of how the disposal complies with section 64
e: if the disposal is to be made under section 64(c)
83: Notice to LINZ of land ceasing to be RFR land
1: This section applies if land contained in a computer register 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 69
ii: any other person (including the Crown or a Crown body) under section 64(c)
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 73 to 79
ii: under any matter referred to in section 80(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 88
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 computer register for the land; and
c: the details of the transfer or vesting of the land.
84: Notice requirements
Schedule 3
a: an RFR landowner; or
b: the trustees. Right of first refusal recorded on computer registers
85: Right of first refusal to be recorded on computer registers 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 computer registers for,—
a: the RFR land for which there is a computer register on the settlement date; and
b: the RFR land for which a computer register is first created after the settlement date; and
c: land, for which there is a computer register, 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 computer register on the settlement date; or
b: after receiving a notice under section 81
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 computer register for the RFR land identified in the certificate that the land is—
a: RFR land, as defined in section 63
b: subject to this Part (which restricts disposal, including leasing, of the land).
86: Removal of notifications 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 83
a: the legal description of the land; and
b: the reference for the computer register 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 remove any notification recorded under section 85
87: Removal of notifications 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 the RFR land, issue to the Registrar-General a certificate that includes—
a: the reference for each computer register for that RFR land that still has a notification recorded under section 85
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 notification recorded under section 85 General provisions applying to right of first refusal
88: 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 Part.
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 Part.
3: A waiver or an agreement under this section is on the terms, and applies for the period, specified in it.
89: Disposal of Crown bodies not affected
This Part does not limit the ability of the Crown, or a Crown body, to sell or dispose of a Crown body.
90: Assignment of rights and obligations under this subpart
1: Subsection (3) applies if the RFR holder—
a: assigns the RFR holder's rights and obligations under this Part 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—
a: stating that the RFR holder's rights and obligations under this Part are being assigned under this section; and
b: specifying the date of the assignment; and
c: specifying the names of the assignees and, if they are the trustees of a trust, the name of the trust; and
d: specifying the street address, postal address, or fax number for notices to the assignees.
3: This Part 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.