The purpose of this Act is to give effect to certain provisions of the deed of settlement, which is a deed that settles the historical claims of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika.

This Act binds the Crown.

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 the deed of settlement.

This Part—

Part 2 provides for cultural redress, including—

Part 3 provides for commercial redress, including—

There are 4 schedules that—

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.

In this Act, unless the context requires another meaning,—

This section is subject to clause 8.2.3 of the deed of settlement as at the date of the deed of settlement.

In this Act, Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika means—

In subsection (2)(a), a person is descended from another person if the first person is descended from the other by—

In subsection (2)(a),—

In this Act, historical claims—

However, historical claims does not include the following claims:

In subsection (2)(b), excluded area means each of the following areas to the extent it is land within New Zealand:

In subsection (3),—

To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(a) is not limited by subsection (1)(b) or (c).

The historical claims are settled.

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.

Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the acknowledgements expressed in, or the provisions of, the deed of settlement.

Despite any other enactment or rule of law, on and from the settlement date, no court, tribunal, or other judicial body has jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the jurisdiction to inquire or further inquire into, or to make a finding or recommendation) in respect of—

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.

This section amends the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

Schedule 3 is amended by inserting the following item in the appropriate alphabetical order: “Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009, section 10(4) and (5).”

Nothing in the enactments listed in subsection (2) applies—

The enactments are—

However, this section applies to—

The chief executive of LINZ must issue to the Registrar-General a certificate that identifies (by reference to the relevant legal description, certificate of title, or computer register) each allotment that is—

The chief executive of LINZ must issue a certificate under subsection (1) as soon as is reasonably practicable after—

Each certificate must state that it is issued under this section.

The Registrar-General must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a certificate issued under subsection (1),—

Neither the rule against perpetuities nor any provisions of the Perpetuities Act 1964—

However, if the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust is, or becomes, a charitable trust, the application (if any) of the rule against perpetuities or any provision of the Perpetuities Act 1964 to that trust must be determined under the general law.

Actions or matters occurring under this Act occur or take effect on and from the settlement date.

However, if a provision of this Act requires an action or matter to occur or take effect on a date other than the settlement date, that action or matter occurs or takes effect on and from that other date.

The chief executive of the Ministry of Justice must make copies of the deed of settlement available—

Each responsible Minister may—

A protocol may be amended or cancelled under subsection (1) at the initiative of either—

The responsible Minister may amend or cancel a protocol only after consulting with, and having particular regard to the views of, the trustees.

Protocols do not restrict—

The Crown must comply with a protocol while it is in force.

If the Crown fails, without good cause, to comply with a protocol, the trustees may, subject to the Crown Proceedings Act 1950, enforce the protocol.

Despite subsection (2), damages or any form of monetary compensation are not available as a remedy for a failure by the Crown to comply with a protocol.

To avoid doubt,—

The DOC protocol does not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of an estate or interest in, or rights relating to, land held, managed, or administered, or flora or fauna managed or administered, under—

The fisheries 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, and seaweed) held, managed, or administered under any of the following enactments:

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage protocol does not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of an estate or interest in, or rights relating to, taonga tūturu.

A summary of the terms of the DOC protocol must be noted in the conservation documents affecting the DOC protocol area.

The noting of the DOC protocol is—

A summary of the terms of the fisheries protocol must be noted in fisheries plans affecting the fisheries protocol area.

The noting of the fisheries protocol is—

In this section, fisheries plan means a plan approved or amended under section 11A of the Fisheries Act 1996.

The Crown acknowledges the statements of association.

In this Act, statements of association means the statements—

The only purposes of the statutory acknowledgement are to—

This section does not limit sections 33 to 35.

On and from the effective date, a relevant consent authority must have regard to the statutory acknowledgement relating to a statutory area in forming an opinion, in accordance with sections 93 to 94C of the Resource Management Act 1991, as to whether the trustees are persons who may be adversely affected by the granting of a resource consent for activities within, adjacent to, or directly affecting the statutory area.

Subsection (1) does not limit the obligations of a relevant consent authority under the Resource Management Act 1991.

On and from the effective date, the Environment Court must have regard to the statutory acknowledgement relating to a statutory area in determining under section 274 of the Resource Management Act 1991 whether the trustees are persons having an interest in proceedings greater than the public generally in respect of an application for a resource consent for activities within, adjacent to, or directly affecting the statutory area.

Subsection (1) does not limit the obligations of the Environment Court under the Resource Management Act 1991.

If, on or after the effective date, an application is made under section 44, 56, or 61 of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 for an authority to undertake an activity that will or may modify or destroy an archaeological site within a statutory area,—

In this section, archaeological site has the meaning given in section 6 of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014.

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.

The information attached to a statutory plan must include the relevant provisions of sections 23 to 31 in full, the descriptions of the statutory areas, and the statements of association.

The attachment of information to a statutory plan under this section is for the purpose of public information only, and the information is not—

Each relevant consent authority must, for a period of 20 years from the effective date, forward to the trustees a summary of resource consent applications received by that consent authority for activities within, adjacent to, or directly affecting a statutory area.

The information provided under subsection (1) must be—

The trustees may, by notice in writing to a relevant consent authority,—

For the purposes of this section, a regional council dealing with an application to carry out a restricted coastal activity in a statutory area must be treated as if it were the relevant consent authority in relation to that application.

This section does not affect the obligation of a relevant consent authority to—

The trustees and any member of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika may, as evidence of the association of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika with a statutory area, cite the statutory acknowledgement that relates to that area in submissions to, and in proceedings before, a relevant consent authority, the Environment Court, or Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga concerning activities within, adjacent to, or directly affecting the statutory area.

The content of a statement of association is not, by virtue of the statutory acknowledgement, binding as fact on—

Despite subsection (2), the statutory acknowledgement may be taken into account by the bodies and persons specified in that subsection.

To avoid doubt,—

In relation to a statutory acknowledgement,—

The Minister of Conservation may—

Except as expressly provided in this subpart,—

Subsection (1)(b) does not affect the operation of subsection (1)(a).

Except as expressly provided in this subpart, the statutory acknowledgement and the deed of recognition do not affect the lawful rights or interests of any person who is not a party to the deed of settlement.

Except as expressly provided in this subpart, the statutory acknowledgement and the deed of recognition do not have the effect of granting, creating, or providing evidence of an estate or interest in, or rights relating to, a statutory area.

This section amends the Resource Management Act 1991.

Schedule 11 is amended by inserting the following item in the appropriate alphabetical order: “Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009.”

The provision of the specified cultural redress does not prevent the Crown from doing anything that is consistent with that cultural redress, including—

However, subsection (1) is not an acknowledgement by the Crown or Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika that any other iwi or group has interests in relation to land or an area to which any of the specified cultural redress relates.

In this section, specified cultural redress means the protocols, the statutory acknowledgement, and the deed of recognition.

In this Act, cultural redress property means any of the following sites, and each site means the land described by that name in Schedule 2:

In this subpart, subpart 5, and Schedules 2 and 3,—

The fee simple estate in 1 Thorndon Quay vests in the trustees.

The fee simple estate in 81–87 Thorndon Quay vests in the trustees.

The fee simple estate in the Waiwhetu Road site vests in the trustees.

The fee simple estate in the former Wainuiomata College site vests in the trustees.

The fee simple estate in the former Wainuiomata Intermediate School site vests in the trustees.

The fee simple estate in the former Waiwhetu School site vests in the trustees.

The part of the Pipitea Marae site that was formerly Section 1 SO 406978 ceases to be held under the Public Works Act 1981 for the purposes of buildings of general government and public buildings of the general government.

Any part of the Pipitea Marae site that is subject to section 15 of the Maori Purposes Act 1969 or section 9 of the Maori Purposes Act 1974 ceases to be—

The fee simple estate in the part of the Pipitea Marae site referred to in subsection (2) vests in the Crown as Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948.

The fee simple estate in the Pipitea Marae site vests in the trustees.

Any improvements in or on the Pipitea Marae site do not vest in the trustees, despite the vesting under subsection (4).

The Pipitea Marae site is not rateable under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, except under section 9 of that Act, while the land is used for the purposes of a marae.

This section takes effect only if, on or before the day that is 24 months after the settlement date, the jointly established trust—

In that case, this section takes effect on—

The fee simple estate in the Pipitea Marae site, including the improvements in or on the site, vests in the jointly established trust.

The unregistered first renewal of the lease previously registered as lease 146830.3 is terminated.

In this Act, jointly established trust means the charitable trust—

The reservation of the dendroglyph site as a recreation reserve subject to section 17 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in the dendroglyph site vests in the Crown as Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948.

The fee simple estate in the dendroglyph site vests in the trustees.

The dendroglyph site is set apart as a Maori reservation, as if it were set apart under section 338(1) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993,—

The dendroglyph site is not rateable under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, except under section 9 of that Act.

Wellington Regional Council must provide the trustees with a registrable right of way easement in favour of the dendroglyph site in the form set out in Part 4 of the documents schedule of the deed of settlement.

An easement granted in accordance with subsection (6) is—

The fee simple estate in the urupā site vests in the trustees.

The urupā site is set apart as a Maori reservation, as if it were set apart under section 338(1) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993,—

The urupā site is not rateable under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, except under section 9 of that Act.

However, subsections (1) to (3) do not apply unless—

Each document referred to in subsection (4)(a) and (b) must be provided in the form set out in Part 4 of the documents schedule of the deed of settlement.

An easement or encumbrance granted in accordance with subsections (4) and (5) is—

The vesting under subsection (1) occurs on the date that is the later of—

The reservation of the Lake Kohangatera esplanade land as a local purpose (esplanade) reserve subject to section 23 of the Reserves Act 1977is revoked.

The fee simple estate in the Lake Kohangatera esplanade land vests in the Crown as Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948.

The reservation of Lake Kohangatera as a government purpose reserve for wildlife management purposes subject to section 22 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in the bed of Lake Kohangatera and the Lake Kohangatera esplanade land vests in the trustees.

The bed of Lake Kohangatera and the Lake Kohangatera esplanade land is not rateable under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, except under section 9 of that Act.

Subsections (1) to (5) are subject to the trustees providing the Crown with a registrable covenant in relation to the lakebeds and esplanade land in the form set out in Part 4 of the documents schedule of the deed of settlement.

The covenant referred to in subsection (6) is to be treated as a conservation covenant for the purposes of—

The part of Lake Kohangapiripiri that is Section 1 SO 406979 ceases to be held under the Public Works Act 1981 for the purposes of a main sewer outfall.

The reservation of the Lake Kohangapiripiri esplanade land as a local purpose (esplanade) reserve subject to section 23 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in the part of Lake Kohangapiripiri that is Section 1 SO 406979 and in the Lake Kohangapiripiri esplanade land vests in the Crown as Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948.

Any reservation of Lake Kohangapiripiri as a government purpose reserve for wildlife management purposes subject to section 22 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in the bed of Lake Kohangapiripiri and the Lake Kohangapiripiri esplanade land vests in the trustees.

The bed of Lake Kohangapiripiri and the Lake Kohangapiripiri esplanade land is not rateable under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, except under section 9 of that Act.

Subsections (1) to (6) are subject to the trustees providing the Crown with the registrable covenant referred to in section 49(6).

The Crown stratum above the bed of Lake Kohangatera and the bed of Lake Kohangapiripiri is declared a reserve and classified as a scientific reserve subject to section 21 of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (1) is named Lake Kohangatera and Lake Kohangapiripiri Scientific Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Despite the vestings under sections 49(4) and 50(5),—

A recreational activity under subsection (1)—

To avoid doubt, the vestings under sections 49(4) and 50(5) do not give any rights to, or impose any obligations on, the trustees in relation to—

Despite the vestings under sections 49(4) and 50(5), an existing structure—

However, if the owner of an existing structure removes or demolishes it, the registered proprietors may require the owner to leave the lakebeds and esplanade land concerned in a clean and tidy condition.

In this section and sections 54 and 55, existing structure means a structure in or on any of the lakebeds and esplanade land to the extent that the structure existed on the settlement date.

A structure is an existing structure whether or not, at any time, it was or is unlawful or unauthorised.

Despite the vestings under sections 49(4) and 50(5), a local authority must determine the following matters as if the lakebeds and esplanade land were owned by the Crown:

The registered proprietors of the lakebeds and esplanade land are not liable for an existing structure for which they would, apart from this section, be liable by reason of their ownership of any of the lakebeds and esplanade land.

No person may erect or modify a structure in or on, or attach a structure to, any of the lakebeds and esplanade land, unless the registered proprietors of the land first give their written consent.

However, subsection (1) does not apply if—

The registered proprietors may impose conditions on the grant of their consent, including imposing a charge.

To avoid doubt, the vestings under sections 49(4) and 50(5) do not limit or otherwise affect a right or authorisation provided by or under an enactment that does not require the consent of the owners of land—

The rights and authorisations referred to in subsection (1) include, but are not limited to, a right or authorisation to—

The reservation of Wi Tako Scenic Reserve as a scenic reserve subject to section 19 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in Wi Tako Scenic Reserve vests in the trustees.

Wi Tako Scenic Reserve is declared a reserve and classified as a scenic reserve for the purposes specified in section 19(1)(a) of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (3) is named Wi Tako Ngatata Scenic Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Upper Hutt City Council is the administering body of the reserve for the purposes of the Reserves Act 1977 and has the functions, obligations, and powers of an administering body under that Act, as if the reserve were vested in the Council under section 26 of that Act.

The reservation of Point Dorset Recreation Reserve as a recreation reserve subject to section 17 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in Point Dorset Recreation Reserve vests in the trustees.

Point Dorset Recreation Reserve is declared a reserve and classified as a recreation reserve subject to section 17 of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (3) is named Point Dorset Recreation Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Wellington City Council is the administering body of the reserve for the purposes of the Reserves Act 1977 and has the functions, obligations, and powers of an administering body under that Act, as if the reserve were vested in the Council under section 26 of that Act.

The part of the Korokoro Gateway site that is a stewardship area under the Conservation Act 1987 ceases to be a stewardship area.

The fee simple estate in the Korokoro Gateway site vests in the trustees.

The Korokoro Gateway site is declared a reserve and classified as a local purpose reserve, for the purpose of cultural and community facilities, subject to section 23 of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (3) is named Honiana Te Puni Local Purpose Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Hutt City Council is the administering body of the reserve for the purposes of the Reserves Act 1977 and has the functions, obligations, and powers of an administering body under that Act, as if the reserve were vested in the Council under section 26 of that Act.

Any improvements in or on the Korokoro Gateway site do not vest in the trustees, despite the vesting under subsection (2).

The reservation of Makaro Scientific Reserve as a scientific reserve subject to section 21 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in Makaro Scientific Reserve vests in the trustees.

Makaro Scientific Reserve is declared a reserve and classified as a scientific reserve subject to section 21 of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (3) is named Makaro Scientific Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Mokopuna Scientific Reserve ceases to be a wildlife refuge subject to the Wildlife Act 1953.

The reservation of Mokopuna Scientific Reserve as a scientific reserve subject to section 21 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in Mokopuna Scientific Reserve vests in the trustees.

Mokopuna Scientific Reserve is declared a reserve and classified as a scientific reserve subject to section 21 of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (4) is named Mokopuna Scientific Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

The part of Matiu Scientific Reserve that is Section 3 SO 20946 ceases to be—

The fee simple estate in the part of Matiu Scientific Reserve that is Section 3 SO 20946 vests in the Crown as Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948.

Any reservation of Matiu Scientific Reserve as a scientific reserve subject to section 21 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in Matiu Scientific Reserve vests in the trustees.

Matiu Scientific Reserve is declared a reserve and classified as a scientific reserve subject to section 21 of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (5) is named Matiu Scientific Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Subsections (1) to (6) are subject to the trustees providing Wellington Regional Council with a registrable lease in relation to the part of Matiu Scientific Reserve that is Section 3 SO 20946 in the form set out in Part 4 of the documents schedule of the deed of settlement.

A lease granted in accordance with subsection (7) is—

Despite the vesting under subsection (4), any improvements in or on Matiu Scientific Reserve at the settlement date—

Subsection (9)(b) and (c) are subject to the terms of any lease granted in accordance with subsection (7).

The reservation of Matiu Historic Reserve as a historic reserve subject to section 18 of the Reserves Act 1977 is revoked.

The fee simple estate in Matiu Historic Reserve vests in the trustees.

Matiu Historic Reserve is declared a reserve and classified as a historic reserve subject to section 18 of the Reserves Act 1977.

The reserve created by subsection (3) is named Matiu Historic Reserve, despite section 16(10) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Despite the vesting under subsection (2), any improvements in or on Matiu Historic Reserve at the settlement date—

The Harbour Islands Kaitiaki Board—

The Minister of Conservation has, in respect of the Harbour Islands reserves, the functions, obligations, and powers that the Minister has under the Reserves Act 1977 in relation to a reserve not vested in the Crown, except as provided in subsection (2), this subpart, and Schedule 3.

The Minister may not appoint a committee under section 9 of the Reserves Act 1977 in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves.

The Director-General is responsible for managing the Harbour Islands reserves—

The Director-General may, in performing the function under subsection (1), do anything that he or she considers necessary for the management of the Harbour Islands reserves.

Section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977 applies in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves, except that—

Sections 42(1), 49, and 50 of the Reserves Act 1977 apply in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves as if references to the Minister were references to the Harbour Islands Kaitiaki Board.

Section 58 of the Reserves Act 1977 applies in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves, except that—

Section 59A of the Reserves Act 1977 and Part 3B of the Conservation Act 1987 (as applied by that section) apply in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves as if—

Despite section 78 of the Reserves Act 1977, the following money must be paid in accordance with the Public Finance Act 1989 into the Department’s Departmental Bank Account and applied for the benefit of the Harbour Islands reserves:

Section 93 of the Reserves Act 1977 applies in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves, except that officer does not include any officer or employee of the Harbour Islands Kaitiaki Board.

Sections 94 to 105 and section 110 of the Reserves Act 1977 apply in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves as if references to the Commissioner or the administering body were references to the Director-General.

Sections 8(9) and (10), 15, 48, 48A, 58A, 59(2), 64, 74, 78, 79, 80, 81, 88, 89, 90, 113, 114, and 115 of the Reserves Act 1977 do not apply in relation to the Harbour Islands reserves.

The New Zealand Conservation Authority, the Wellington Conservation Board, the Minister, and the Director-General must consult with, and have regard to the views of, the Harbour Islands Kaitiaki Board in relation to each of the following matters to the extent the matter affects the Harbour Islands reserves:

The Harbour Islands Kaitiaki Board must be appointed in accordance with, and is subject to, the provisions set out in Schedule 3.

Each cultural redress property vests under subpart 4 subject to, or together with, any encumbrances listed in relation to the property in Schedule 2.

This section applies in relation to the fee simple estate in a cultural redress property vested in the trustees under subpart 4.

The Registrar-General must, on written application by an authorised person, comply with subsections (3) to (7).

To the extent that a cultural redress property is all of the land contained in a computer freehold register, the Registrar-General must—

To the extent that a cultural redress property is not all of the land contained in a computer freehold register, or there is no computer freehold register for all or part of the property, the Registrar-General must, in accordance with an application received from an authorised person,—

However, subsections (6) and (7) apply instead in the case of the Pipitea Marae site.

If the fee simple estate in the Pipitea Marae site has vested in the jointly established trust under section 46, then the Registrar-General must, in accordance with an application received from an authorised person,—

If the jointly established trust has not satisfied section 46(1) (by becoming registered and giving written notice of registration) by the end of the day that is 24 months after the settlement date, then the Registrar-General must, in accordance with an application received from an authorised person,—

Subsection (4) applies subject to the completion of any survey necessary to create the computer freehold register.

A computer freehold register must be created under this section as soon as is reasonably practicable after the settlement date, but no later than—

However, in the case of the urupā site, subsection (9) applies as if references to the settlement date were references to the date (described in section 48(7)) on which the site vests under section 48(1).

In subsections (2), (4), (6), and (7), authorised person means a person authorised by—

The vesting of the fee simple estate in a cultural redress property in the trustees under subpart 4 is a disposition for the purposes of Part 4A of the Conservation Act 1987, but sections 24(2A), 24A, and 24AA of that Act do not apply to the disposition.

Despite subsection (1),—

If the reservation, under subpart 4, of a reserve site is revoked in relation to all or part of the site, then the site’s vesting referred to in subsection (2)(a) is no longer exempt from the rest of section 24 of the Conservation Act 1987 in relation to all or that part of the site, as the case may be.

The Registrar-General must record on the computer freehold register for—

A notification made under subsection (1) that land is subject to Part 4A of the Conservation Act 1987 is to be treated as having been made in compliance with section 24D(1) of that Act.

If the reservation, under subpart 4, of a reserve site is revoked in relation to—

The Registrar-General must comply with an application received in accordance with subsection (3)(a).

Sections 24 and 25 of the Reserves Act 1977 do not apply to the revocation, under subpart 4, of the reserve status of a cultural redress property.

Section 11 and Part 10 of the Resource Management Act 1991 do not apply to—

The vesting of the fee simple estate in a cultural redress property under subpart 4 does not—

The permission of a council under section 348 of the Local Government Act 1974 is not required for laying out, forming, granting, or reserving a private road, private way, or right of way required to fulfil the terms of the deed of settlement in relation to a cultural redress property.

The Minister of Conservation may direct that any intra-Crown payment for the following sites be paid and applied in the manner specified in section 82(1)(a) of the Reserves Act 1977:

This section applies to all, or the part, of a reserve site that, at any time after vesting in the trustees under subpart 4, remains a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977 (the reserve land).

The fee simple estate in the reserve land may be transferred to any other person only in accordance with this section, despite any other enactment or rule of law.

The Minister of Conservation must give written consent to the transfer of the fee simple estate in the reserve land to another person or persons (the new owners) if, upon written application, the registered proprietors of the reserve land satisfy the Minister that the new owners are able to—

The Registrar-General must, upon receiving the documents specified in subsection (5), register the new owners as the proprietors of the fee simple estate in the reserve land.

The documents are—

The new owners, from the time of registration under subsection (4),—

Despite subsections (1) and (2), this section does not apply to the transfer of the fee simple estate in reserve land if—

If the reservation, under subpart 4, of a reserve site is revoked under section 24 of the Reserves Act 1977 in relation to all or part of the site, section 25 of that Act, except subsection (2), does not apply to the revocation.

The registered proprietors of a reserve site must not mortgage, or give a security interest in, all or any part of the site that, at any time after vesting in the trustees under subpart 4, remains a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.

This section applies to any bylaw, prohibition, permit, concession, or restriction on use or access that an administering body or the Minister made or granted under the Reserves Act 1977 or the Conservation Act 1987 in relation to a reserve site before the site vested in the trustees under subpart 4.

The bylaw, prohibition, permit, concession, or restriction on use or access remains in force until it expires or is revoked under the Reserves Act 1977 or the Conservation Act 1987.

The following enactments are repealed:

In this subpart,—

Each existing place name specified in the first column of clause 5.13 of the deed of settlement (at the settlement date) is altered to the new place name specified in the second column of that clause.

The alteration of an existing place name to a new place name is to be treated as having been made—

The New Zealand Geographic Board must, as soon as practicable after the settlement date, publish a notice in the Gazette—

The New Zealand Geographic Board must, as soon as practicable after publication of the notice under subsection (1), ensure that a copy of the notice is published in accordance with the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008.

A copy of the Gazette notice published under subsection (1) is conclusive evidence that the new place names were altered on the date of the Gazette notice.

Despite the provisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, the New Zealand Geographic Board may, with the consent of the trustees, alter any new place name or its location.

Sections 84(2) and 85 apply, with any necessary modifications, to an alteration made under subsection (1).

Place names altered under section 84 or 86 take effect on the date of the Gazette notice published under section 85(1).

To give effect to Part 6 of the deed of settlement, and Part 4 of the provisions schedule of the deed of settlement, the Crown (acting by and through the chief executive of the land holding agency or, in respect of land held under the Land Act 1948, the Commissioner of Crown Lands) is authorised to do 1 or both of the following:

As soon as is reasonably practicable after the actual deferred settlement date for a deferred selection property, the chief executive of the land holding agency or, in respect of land held under the Land Act 1948, the Commissioner of Crown Lands must provide written notification of that date to the chief executive of LINZ for the purposes of section 13.

This section applies to a deferred selection property to the extent that it is not all of the land contained in a computer freehold register, or there is no computer freehold register for all or part of the property.

The Registrar-General must, in accordance with a written application by an authorised person, and after completion of any necessary survey, create a computer freehold register in the name of the Crown—

The authorised person may grant a covenant to arrange for the later creation of a computer freehold register for a deferred selection property.

Despite the Land Transfer Act 1952,—

In this section, authorised person means a person authorised by the chief executive of the land holding agency for the deferred selection property.

Section 11 and Part 10 of the Resource Management Act 1991 do not apply to—

The transfer of a deferred selection property to the trustees does not—

The transfer of a deferred selection property to the trustees is a disposition for the purposes of Part 4A of the Conservation Act 1987, but sections 24(2A), 24A, and 24AA of that Act do not apply to the disposition.

In exercising the powers conferred by section 88, the Crown is not required to comply with any other enactment that would otherwise regulate or apply to the transfer of a deferred selection property.

Subsection (4) is subject to subsections (2) and (3).

The permission of a council under section 348 of the Local Government Act 1974 is not required for laying out, forming, granting, or reserving a private road, private way, or right of way required to fulfil the terms of Part 6 of the deed of settlement, or Part 4 of the provisions schedule of the deed of settlement, in relation to the transfer of a deferred selection property.

In this subpart and Schedule 4, unless the context requires another meaning,—

In this subpart, RFR land means—

However, land ceases to be RFR land when any of the following things happen:

An RFR landowner must not dispose of RFR land to a person other than the trustees unless the land is disposed of—

An offer by an RFR landowner to dispose of RFR land to the trustees must be by notice to the trustees, incorporating—

The expiry date of an offer must be at least 1 month after the trustees receive notice of the offer.

However, the expiry date of an offer may be at least 10 business days after the trustees receive notice of the offer if—

The RFR landowner may, by notice to the trustees, withdraw an offer at any time before it is accepted.

The trustees may, by notice to the RFR landowner who made an offer, accept the offer if—

The trustees must accept all the RFR land offered, unless the offer permits them to accept less.

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 landowner and the trustees on the terms in the offer.

The terms of the contract may be varied by written agreement between the landowner and the trustees.

An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land to—

An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with an obligation under any enactment or rule of law.

An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—

The Crown may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—

An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—

To avoid doubt, RFR land may be disposed of by an order of the Maori Land Court under section 134 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, after an application by an RFR landowner under section 41(e) of the Public Works Act 1981.

An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land that is a public work, or part of a public work, in accordance with section 50 of the Public Works Act 1981 to a local authority (as defined in section 2 of the Public Works Act 1981).

To avoid doubt, if RFR land is disposed of to a local authority under subsection (1), the local authority becomes—

An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land in accordance with—

An RFR landowner may dispose of RFR land as a gift for charitable purposes.

The Crown may dispose of RFR land—

Housing New Zealand Corporation, or any of its subsidiaries, may dispose of RFR land to any person if the Minister of Housing has given notice to the trustees that, in the Minister’s opinion, the disposal is to achieve, or assist in achieving, the Crown’s social objectives in relation to housing or services related to housing.

The Capital and Coast District Health Board (established by section 19(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000), or any of its subsidiaries, may dispose of RFR land to any person if the Minister of Health has given notice to the trustees that, in the Minister’s opinion, the disposal is to achieve, or assist in achieving, the district health board’s objectives.

An RFR landowner’s obligations under this subpart in relation to RFR land are subject to—

Reasonable steps, for the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(ii), do not include steps to promote the passing of an enactment.

This subpart does not limit any of the things referred to in subsection (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.

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.

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.

The notice must include the reference for the computer register and a legal description of the land.

An RFR landowner must give the trustees notice of the disposal of RFR land by the landowner to a person other than the trustees.

The notice must be given at least 20 business days before the disposal.

The notice must—

This section applies if land is to cease being RFR land because—

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.

The notice must—

Schedule 4 applies to notices given under this subpart by or to—

The chief executive of LINZ must issue to the Registrar-General certificates that identify—

The chief executive must issue a certificate as soon as is reasonably practicable after—

Each certificate must state that it is issued under this section.

The chief executive must provide a copy of each certificate to the trustees as soon as is reasonably practicable after issuing the certificate.

The Registrar-General must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a certificate issued under this section, record on the computer register for the RFR land identified in the certificate that the land is—

The chief executive of LINZ must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a notice under section 113 that land is to cease being RFR land, issue to the Registrar-General a certificate that—

The chief executive must provide a copy of each certificate to the trustees as soon as is reasonably practicable after issuing the certificate.

If the Registrar-General receives a certificate issued under this section before registering the transfer or vesting of RFR land described in the certificate, the Registrar-General must, immediately before registering the transfer or vesting, remove a memorial recorded under section 115 from any computer register for the land.

If the Registrar-General receives a certificate issued under this section after registering the transfer or vesting of RFR land described in the certificate, the Registrar-General must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, remove a memorial recorded under section 115 from any computer register for the land.

The chief executive of LINZ must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the RFR period ends, issue to the Registrar-General a certificate that—

The chief executive must provide a copy of each certificate to the trustees as soon as is reasonably practicable after issuing the certificate.

The Registrar-General must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a certificate issued under this section, remove a memorial recorded under section 115 from any computer register for the land identified in the certificate.

The time limits specified in sections 93 and 97 must be strictly complied with.

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.

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.

A waiver or agreement under this section is on the terms, and applies for the period, specified in it.

This subpart does not limit the ability of the Crown, or a Crown body, to sell or dispose of a Crown body.