In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
archaeological site has the meaning given to it in section 2 of the Historic Places Act 1993
business day means the period of 9 am to 5 pm on any day of the week other than—
(a) Saturday, Sunday, Waitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, ANZAC Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, and Labour Day; and
chief executive means the chief executive of Land Information New Zealand
Commissioner of Crown Lands has the same meaning as Commissioner in section 2 of the Land Act 1948
consent authority has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991
Conservation Board has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987
conservation document means a national park management plan, conservation management strategy, or conservation management plan
conservation management plan has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987
conservation management strategy has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987
Crown has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989
Crown entity has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989
Crown owned minerals means a mineral (as that term is defined in section 2(1) of the Crown Minerals Act 1991) that is the property of the Crown under sections 10 and 11 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 or over which the Crown has jurisdiction under the Continental Shelf Act 1964
cultural redress property means a property listed in Schedule 1
deed of recognition means a deed of recognition entered into by the Crown and the governance entity under section 48
deed of settlement and deed—
(a) means the deed of settlement dated 27 November 2003 and signed by the Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, the Honourable Margaret Wilson, for the Crown, and by Mike Neho, Carolyn Young, Martin Davis, and Bill Hamilton for Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi; and
Director-General has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987
DOC protocol means a protocol issued under section 21 by the Minister of Conservation that—
DOC protocol area means the area shown on the map attached to the DOC protocol
effective date means the date that is 6 months after the settlement date
encumbrance means, in respect of a cultural redress property, a lease, tenancy, licence to occupy, easement, covenant, or other right affecting that property listed in column 3 of Schedule 1
fisheries legislation means—
fisheries protocol means a protocol issued under section 21 by the Minister of Fisheries that—
fisheries protocol area means the area shown on the map attached to the fisheries protocol, together with the adjacent waters
governance entity means the entity established in accordance with clause 3.4 of the deed of settlement
Historic Places Trust means the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Pouhere Taonga) provided for in section 38 of the Historic Places Act 1993
local authority has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991
MED protocol means a protocol issued under section 21 by the Minister of Energy that—
MED protocol area means the area shown on the map attached to the MED protocol, together with the adjacent waters
member of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi (Ngaa Uki o Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi) means every individual referred to in section 13(1)(a)
national park management plan means a management plan as defined in section 2 of the National Parks Act 1980
New Zealand Conservation Authority has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987
Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi and Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi tupuna have the meanings set out in section 13
Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi area of interest means the area that Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi identify as their area of interest, as set out in Schedule 5 of the deed of settlement
Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi historical claims has the meaning set out in section 14
protected New Zealand objects protocol means a protocol issued under section 21 by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage that—
protected New Zealand objects protocol area means the area shown on the map attached to the protected New Zealand objects protocol, together with the adjacent waters
Registrar-General means the Registrar-General of Land appointed in accordance with section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1952
relevant consent authority means a consent authority of the region or district that contains, or is adjacent to, a statutory area
representative entity means—
resource consent has the meaning given to it in section 87 of the Resource Management Act 1991
responsible Minister means, in subpart 1 of Part 4, one of the following Ministers:
responsible Ministry means, in subpart 1 of Part 4, one of the following departments of State:
RFR area means the area of land within the boundary on SO 314771 and shown for identification purposes only on the maps set out in Schedule 3 of the RFR deed
RFR deed means the deed entered into by the Crown and the governance entity under section 14 of the deed of settlement
river, in relation to a statutory acknowledgement, means a continuously or intermittently flowing body of fresh water, including a stream or modified watercourse and the bed of the river
settlement date means the date that is 20 business days after the date on which this Act comes into force
statutory acknowledgement means an acknowledgement made by the Crown under section 40 in respect of a statutory area, on the terms set out in subpart 3 of Part 4
statutory area means the areas described in Schedule 3, the general locations of which are indicated on the SO plans referred to in that schedule (but which are not intended to establish the precise boundaries of the statutory areas)
waterway—
(a) means a lake, being a body of fresh water that is entirely or nearly surrounded by land, or a river, being a continuously or intermittently flowing body of fresh water, and includes a stream and modified watercourse; and
(c) does not include an artificial watercourse such as an irrigation canal, water supply race, canal for the supply of water for electricity power generation, or farm drainage canal.