This Act may be cited as the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Act 1979.

Whereas the land to which this section relates is set apart as State forest land under the Forests Act 1949: And whereas it is desired that it should be declared to be Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948: And whereas section 19(1) of the Forests Act 1949 prohibits the revocation of the setting apart of land as State forest land except by Act of Parliament: And whereas the land to which subsection (3)(b) of this section relates has been set apart as a State forest park: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The setting apart of the land to which this section relates as State forest land is hereby revoked, and the land is hereby declared to be Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948.

The setting apart of the land to which subsection (3)(b) relates as a State forest park is hereby revoked.

This section relates to the following land:

Whereas the land to which this section relates (in this section called the reserve) is vested in Her Majesty the Queen in trust as a site for public buildings and other purposes of public utility: And whereas the land is a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977: And whereas it is proposed to appoint, under that Act, an administering body to control and manage the reserve: And whereas for the carrying out of the particular purposes for which the reserve is to be administered it is expedient that the powers of such administering body be extended so as to include the power to grant leases and further powers to grant licences: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

Notwithstanding anything in Part 3 of the Reserves Act 1977, the administering body of the reserve may, to the extent necessary, in the opinion of the administering body, to give effect to the principles applicable to the purpose for which the reserve is classified, and subject to subsection (2) and any conditions or restrictions that may be specified in the notice of appointment of such administering body, grant leases or licences to occupy the whole or any part of the reserve on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

The terms and conditions relating to the term of any lease or licence granted under subsection (1), and of any right of renewal to be conferred on the lessee (whether in perpetuity or otherwise), shall be determined by the administering body with the consent of the Minister of Lands.

This section relates to all that piece of land situated in the North Auckland Land District containing 1 265 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 15 of Section 17 of the City of Auckland, and being the whole of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 970, folio 151 (limited as to parcels and title), (North Auckland Registry).

Whereas the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland holds the land to which this section relates in trust as a site for a cemetery by virtue of a Crown grant made on 3 September 1887 pursuant to section 3 of the Special Powers and Contracts Act 1886 (in this section referred to as the Crown grant): And whereas the land is no longer required for the purposes of the trust: And whereas it is desired to cancel the trust so that the Bishop may sell the land or use it for other purposes: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The trust which was imposed by the Crown grant and which requires the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland to hold the land to which this section relates as a site for a cemetery is hereby cancelled.

The land to which this section relates is hereby declared to be vested in the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland as an estate in fee simple free from the trust imposed by the Crown grant.

The land to which this section relates is hereby declared not to be a cemetery for the purposes of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964.

This section relates to the following land within the North Auckland Land District, Pukekohe Borough, being:

Whereas the land to which this section relates is held by the Tauranga City Council (in this section called the Council) as an estate in fee simple for airport purposes pursuant to the Airport Authorities Act 1966: And whereas the land is no longer required for airport purposes: And whereas the Council desires to sell the land: And whereas the Airport Authorities Act 1966 makes no provision for the sale of land held by an airport authority for the purposes of that Act: And whereas it is desired to empower the Council to sell the land and meet the costs and expenses of sale: And whereas it is also desired to provide for the application of the proceeds of such sale: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The Council may, with the prior consent in writing of the Minister of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services, sell the land to which this section relates by such method of sale and on such terms and conditions as the Council thinks fit, with or without any grants or reservations of easements or other rights or privileges in favour of the purchaser or the Council or any other person.

The Council may pay out of its Airport Capital Reserve Account (known as the Reserve for Future Capital Works Fund) all the costs and expenses incurred by it in selling, pursuant to subsection (1), the land to which this section relates.

The Council shall recoup from the proceeds of the sale of the land all the costs and expenses incurred by it in selling the land to which this section relates and shall pay that amount into the account referred to in subsection (2).

The Council shall pay the balance of the proceeds of the sale into its Joint Airport Reserve Account.

This section relates to all that piece of land in the South Auckland Land District, Mount Maunganui Borough, containing 8.2760 hectares, more or less, being Lot 1, Land Transfer Plan S 27537, being parts Omanu No 1 and 2A1 Blocks, situated in Block XI, Tauranga Survey District, being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 14A/1084, and part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 14A/1085, (South Auckland Registry): Subject to; first, a drainage easement created by H 037589; and secondly, a middle-line proclamation S 450152.

Whereas the land to which this section relates is a stopped street vested in the Rotorua City Council: And whereas the Rotorua High Schools Board is the owner of certain adjoining land: And whereas it is expedient that the Rotorua High Schools Board should be empowered to purchase the land: And whereas the Rotorua High Schools Board has no power to purchase land: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The Rotorua High Schools Board is hereby empowered to purchase the land to which this section relates and to hold the land in trust as an endowment for the Rotorua High School.

Despite anything in the Education and Training Act 2020, or in any other Act or rule of law, the net revenue (after payment of all administration charges) received by the Board from the land shall be applied for purposes connected with secondary schools controlled by the Board in accordance with arrangements to be made from time to time in that behalf between the Minister of Education and the Board.

If at any time after the commencement of this section the Rotorua High Schools Board grants a lease of the land to which this section relates to any person, nothing in section 17 of the Public Bodies Leases Act 1969 shall apply with respect to the first such lease.

This section relates to all that piece of land in the South Auckland Land District, Rotorua District, containing 425 square metres, more or less, being Section 16, Block XLVII, Town of Rotorua, situated in Block I, Tarawera Survey District, and being the whole of the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 13C/21, (South Auckland Registry).

Whereas the land to which this section relates was transferred to Her Majesty the Queen by Gordon Regis Colman, of Martinborough, sheep farmer, pursuant to an agreement dated 5 July 1965, in furtherance of the Lower Wairarapa Development Scheme: And whereas that agreement gave Gordon Regis Colman an option to repurchase the land and he has exercised that option: And whereas the land is mostly part of the bed of Lake Wairarapa and lies, in part, along or near the margin of that lake: And whereas section 58(1) of the Land Act 1948 requires the reservation from the sale or other disposition of Crown land of a strip of land along the margin of that lake: And whereas it is desired to transfer to Gordon Regis Colman all the land to which this section relates without reservation of any strip of land as required by section 58(1) of the Land Act 1948: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

Section 58 of the Land Act 1948 shall not apply to the repurchase, pursuant to an agreement dated 5 July 1965 between Gordon Regis Colman and Her Majesty the Queen, of the land to which this section applies.

This section applies to all that piece of land in the Wellington Land District, Featherston County, containing 125.3008 hectares, more or less, being Lots 1 and 2 on Deposited Plan 26875, situated in Block X, Wairarapa Survey District, being all that land comprised in transfer No 673810.

Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Abel Tasman National Park: And whereas the land has been fenced and used as part of the farm owned by Canaan Downs Limited: And whereas it is expedient that the land should be excluded from the national park: And whereas section 10(2) of the National Parks Act 1952 prohibits the exclusion of land from a national park except by Act of Parliament: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Abel Tasman National Park.

This section relates to all those pieces of land situated in the Nelson Land District, Golden Bay County, being:

Whereas by notice dated 31 March 1875 and published in the Gazette of that year at page 219 the land to which this section relates was reserved for a cemetery: And whereas the land was granted to certain persons as trustees on 20 October 1875: And whereas by Order in Council dated 28 July 1885 and published in the Gazette of that year at page 918 further burials on the land were prohibited: And whereas the land contains graves and headstones of public and historic interest: And whereas the land is a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977: And whereas the persons in whom the land is vested are deceased and their assigns, if any, are unknown and it is therefore desired to vest the reserve in the Crown: And whereas by virtue of section 27(1) of the Reserves Act 1977 this cannot be done without the consent of the administering body: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The land to which this section relates is hereby vested in the Crown as a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.

The land to which this section relates is hereby declared not to be a cemetery for the purposes of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964.

This section relates to all that piece of land in the Westland Land District, Westland County, containing 1.0117 hectares, more or less, being Rural Section 5746, Block II, Totara Survey District, and being the whole of the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 3A/857, (Westland Registry).

Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Westland National Park: And whereas the land has been formed as part of State Highway No 6: And whereas the land is not required for the purposes of the national park and it is desired to exclude it from the national park: And whereas section 10(2) of the National Parks Act 1952 prohibits the exclusion of land from the national park except by Act of Parliament: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Westland National Park.

This section relates to all that piece of land situated in the Westland Land District, Westland County, containing 6 766 square metres, more or less, being Part Reserve 1198 situated in Block IV, Waiho Survey District (shown marked D on SO Plan 9834).

Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Mount Aspiring National Park: And whereas the land is of poor quality and does not meet the criteria established for national park status: And whereas the land is not required for the purposes of the national park and it is desired to exclude it from the national park: And whereas the exclusion of the land from the national park will result in a more satisfactory boundary: And whereas section 10(2) of the National Parks Act 1952 prohibits the exclusion of land from a national park except by Act of Parliament: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Mount Aspiring National Park.

This section relates to the following land:

District Land Registrars are hereby authorised and directed to make such entries in their respective registers, and do all such other things, as may be necessary to give full effect to the provisions of this Act.