In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
1922 agreement means the agreement entered into by Te Arawa and the Crown in 1922 in relation to the Te Arawa lakes and implemented in part by section 27 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act 1922
annuity means the annuity originating under the 1922 arrangements and paid to the Arawa Māori Trust Board under section 4(2) of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955
Arawa Māori Trust Board and Board mean the Board referred to in section 4(1) of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955
business day means the period of 9 am to 5 pm on any day of the week other than—
(a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, Labour Day, and Waitangi Day; and
cadastral survey dataset has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002
conservation document means a national park management plan, conservation management strategy, or conservation management plan
Crown has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989
Crown stratum means the space occupied by water and the space occupied by air above each Te Arawa lakebed
Cultural Redress Schedule means Schedule 2 of the deed
customary food gathering has the meaning set out in section 72(1)
deed of settlement and deed—
(b) include—
(i) the schedules, comprising the Relationship Schedule, Cultural Redress Schedule, Deed of Covenant, and Schedule of Attached Plans; and
DOC protocol means a protocol issued under section 52 by the Minister of Conservation that—
effective date has the meaning set out in section 59
encumbrance means the rights or restrictions set out in the third column of Schedule 1
environment protocol means the protocol issued under section 52 by the Minister for the Environment that—
environment protocol area—
fisheries legislation means—
fisheries protocol means the protocol issued by the Minister of Fisheries under section 52 that—
fisheries protocol area means—
Historic Places Trust means the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Pouhere Taonga) continued by section 38 of the Historic Places Act 1993
initial trustees means the members of the Arawa Māori Trust Board holding office at the date of the trust deed
local authority has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002
protected New Zealand objects protocol means a protocol issued under section 52 by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage that—
protected New Zealand objects protocol area means the Te Arawa lakes, as identified in attachment A of the protected New Zealand objects protocol
protocol means a protocol entered into in accordance with the provisions of subpart 2 of Part 3
public utility and public utility authority have the meanings set out in section 37
Registrar-General means the Registrar-General of Land appointed in accordance with section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1952
Relationship agreement means the agreement set out in Part 3 of the Relationship Schedule, or as amended in the manner provided for in the agreement
Relationship Schedule means Schedule 1 of the deed, comprising—
representative entity means—
resource consent has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991
responsible Minister means, in subpart 2 of Part 3, one of the following Ministers:
responsible Ministry means, in subpart 2 of Part 3, one of the following departments of State:
Rotorua lakes has the meaning set out in section 47
Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group and Group have the meaning set out in section 47
Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group agreement means the agreement dated 8 October 2004 and set out in Part 1 of the Relationship Schedule, or as amended in the manner provided for in the agreement
settlement date means the date that is 20 business days after the date on which this Act comes into force
statement of association has the meaning set out in section 59
statutory acknowledgement has the meaning set out in section 59
statutory area has the meaning set out in section 59
statutory plan has the meaning set out in section 59
submerged land means land that, at the settlement date,—
(b) has not been reclaimed from the relevant lake (by any method of displacing lake water with soil, sand, or other material), whether or not that reclamation was lawful
Te Arawa ancestor and ancestor mean an individual who, at any time after 6 February 1840, exercised customary rights in relation to the Te Arawa lakes by reason of being descended from a recognised ancestor of an iwi or hapū of Te Arawa
Te Arawa lakebed means, in respect of each Te Arawa lake except Lake Ōkaro, the stratum comprising the land defined by the legal description for that lakebed, as set out in the second column of Schedule 1, including the subsoil beneath that land and plants attached to that land, but excluding—
Te Arawa lakes—
(a) means Lakes Ngāhewa, Ngāpouri (also known as Ōpouri), Ōkareka, Ōkaro (also known as Ngākaro), Ōkataina, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotoehu, Rotoiti, Rotomā, Rotomahana, Rotorua, Tarawera, Tikitapu, and Tutaeinanga; and
Te Arawa lakes historical claims has the meaning set out in section 13
Te Arawa lakes remaining annuity issues has the meaning set out in section 14
Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Trust mean the trust established by the trust deed
te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) has the same meaning as the term Treaty in section 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
trust deed means the trust deed establishing the Te Arawa Lakes Trust dated 22 August 2005 and signed by the initial trustees
Trustees of the Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Trustees mean the trustees appointed or replaced from time to time in accordance with the Second Schedule of the trust deed, and, until the appointment or replacement of trustees in accordance with the trust deed, include the initial trustees
water has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991.