sections 27A to 27D, which provide for the acquisition or taking of land required for combined projects:

Part 2A, which provides for the acquisition or taking of land for critical infrastructure projects:

Part 2B, which provides for the acquisition or taking of land for Transpower works:

Part 2C, which provides for the acquisition or taking of land for emergency recovery purposes:

section 70(1A), which sets the time frame within which an offer of compensation must be made:

section 72DA, which provides for additional compensation to be paid if land is acquired by agreement before a notice of intention to take the land is issued.

the power to give or serve a notice of intention to take land under section 23:

the power to recommend under section 26(1C)(b) the issue of a Proclamation taking land.

provide every person with a registered interest in the land with the following information in writing:

after, or at the same time as, providing that information to the owner of the land, invite the owner to sell the land to the Crown or local authority; and

lodge a notice of the invitation to sell with—

after inviting the owner to sell, make every endeavour to negotiate in good faith with the owner in an attempt to reach an agreement for the acquisition of the land.

an estimate, based on a valuation carried out by a registered valuer, of the amount of—

a statement to the effect that the owner may also be entitled to compensation other than the specified compensation.

the owner fails to respond to the invitation to sell; or

the owner refuses to negotiate with the Minister or the local authority; or

an agreement for the sale and purchase of the land is not made with the owner under section 17.

3 months after the invitation to sell is given to the owner; or

6 months after the invitation to sell is given to the owner, if the land is Māori freehold land that is—

total land value as defined in section 72B; and

compensation under section 72DA(1) (or, if applicable, section 39AAK(2)(b) and (c), 39W(2)(b), 72F(2)(a) and (b), or 72H(2)(a) and (b)).

the Registrar-General of Land, that Registrar must, without fee, note the invitation on the relevant record of title:

a Registrar of the Māori Land Court, that Registrar must, without fee, note the invitation on the relevant court record.

an invitation to sell land is noted on a record of title or court record of the Māori Land Court under subsection (1); and

one of the following (a relevant event) occurs:

lodge a notice of the relevant event with the Registrar-General of Land; and

if the invitation to sell is noted on a court record of the Māori Land Court, lodge a notice of the relevant event with the relevant Registrar of the Māori Land Court.

the Registrar-General of Land must—

the Registrar of the Māori Land Court must—

Māori freehold land; and

beneficially owned by more than 4 persons; and

not vested in any trustee or trustees.

after reasonable inquiry, the owner of the land cannot be found or is absent from New Zealand without appearing to have appointed an attorney with power to act on the owner’s behalf, and a period of 3 months has elapsed since the Minister or local authority attempted to give the owner an invitation to sell under section 18(2)(b):

in the case of land to which section 18B(2) applies, an order has not been made within 6 months after the application to the court under that section:

the owner of the land has indicated that they do not object to the acquisition but they have no power to sell the land:

the owner of the land is under a legal disability and they have no person to represent them:

the land is subject to a right of way by virtue of section 168 of the Land Transfer Act 1952 (as it was before the repeal of that Act) and the owner of the land has consented to the acquisition.

beneficially owned by more than 4 persons; or

vested in a Māori incorporation that has more than 4 shareholders.

cause a plan that complies with section 23A(1) to be prepared and lodged with the responsible chief executive; and

give notice of the intention to take the land in accordance with section 23A(2) and lodge a copy of the notice with—

serve on the owner of the land, and persons with a registered interest in the land, a notice of the intention to take the land in the form set out in Schedule 1.

the Minister or local authority has complied with section 18(1) to (4) or is permitted to give and serve the notices by section 18C; and

in the Minister’s or local authority’s opinion, based on the information available to the Minister or local authority at the time the Minister or local authority decides to give and serve the notices, the land is required to be taken for the public work; and

if applicable, the requirement in section 23B is met.

the objectives of the Minister or local authority; and

the adequacy of the consideration given to alternative sites, routes, or other methods of achieving those objectives; and

whether, in the Minister’s or local authority’s opinion, it would be fair, sound, and reasonably necessary for achieving those objectives for the land to be taken.

there is a designation for the part of the public work for which the land is proposed to be taken; and

the land is subject to the designation.

show the boundaries of the 1 or more portions of land to be taken in relation to an affected parcel of land; and

include aerial imagery that is sufficiently detailed and up to date to enable those boundaries to be located on the ground; and

include a schedule that, for each portion of land referred to in paragraph (a),—

be certified by a licensed cadastral surveyor as correct for the purposes of this section.

be publicly notified and published in the Gazette; and

include the following information:

the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, if the land to be taken is—

the Minister for Māori Development, if the land to be taken is—

the responsible Minister as defined in section 9 of the Urban Development Act 2020, if the land to be taken is—

must specify the grounds on which it is made, which may only be grounds that relate to the matters that the court may consider under section 24(7)(b) and (d) and (8); and

must be made in accordance with—

must not relate to the amount of compensation payable under this Act for taking the land.

a Proclamation taking the land has been published in the Gazette; or

the Minister or the local authority, as the case may be, has, by a further notice in writing served on the owner of the land, and persons with a registered interest in the land, intended to be taken, so far as they have been ascertained, confirmed the intention, subject to this Act, to take the land; or

the intention to take the land is the subject of an inquiry by the Environment Court or an Ombudsman, or the subject of an application for judicial review, for which the specified period is continuing as at the close of that anniversary.

if the intention to take the land is the subject of an inquiry by the Environment Court,—

if the intention to take the land is the subject of an inquiry by an Ombudsman, the date of the completion of the inquiry:

if the intention to take the land is the subject of an application for judicial review,—

receives the plan under section 23(1)(a); and

approves the plan as complying with section 23A(1).

the Registrar-General of Land, that Registrar must, without fee, note the notice on the relevant record of title:

a Registrar of the Māori Land Court, that Registrar must, without fee, note the notice on the relevant court record.

a notice of intention to take land is noted on a record of title or court record of the Māori Land Court under subsection (2); and

one of the following (a relevant event) occurs:

lodge a notice of the relevant event with the Registrar-General of Land; and

if the notice of intention to take land is noted on a court record of the Māori Land Court, lodge a notice of the relevant event with the relevant Registrar of the Māori Land Court.

the Registrar-General of Land must—

the Registrar of the Māori Land Court must—

considers that land may need to be acquired or taken under this Act for each of those public works; and

is satisfied that the application is made by or on behalf of every responsible Minister who has control of, or local authority that has financial responsibility for, the public works specified in the application.

give written notice of an authorisation to every responsible Minister who, or local authority that, made the application or on whose behalf the application was made; and

publicly notify the authorisation.

take any action under this Act to acquire or take land for a Government work that is part of the combined project:

on behalf of a local authority that has financial responsibility for a local work that is part of the combined project, take any action under this Act to acquire or take land for that local work as if the Minister were the local authority.

take any action under this Act to acquire or take land for a local work that is part of the combined project and for which the local authority has financial responsibility:

on behalf of another local authority that has financial responsibility for a local work that is part of the combined project, take any action under this Act to acquire or take land for that local work as if the local authority taking the action were the local authority that has financial responsibility for the work:

on behalf of the Minister, take any action under this Act to acquire or take land for a Government work that is part of the combined project as if the local authority were the Minister.

the Crown, if the actions were taken under subsection (1)(a) or (2)(c):

the local authority that has financial responsibility for the local work, if the actions were taken under subsection (1)(b) or (2)(a) or (b).

the Minister, if the actions were taken by the Minister:

the local authority that took the actions, if the actions were taken by a local authority.

the local authority on whose behalf the actions were taken, if the actions were taken in reliance on section 27C(2)(b):

the Crown, if the actions were taken in reliance on section 27C(2)(c).

infrastructure is owned by the Crown, a local authority, or a responsible network utility operator; and

the infrastructure is on land that is directly or indirectly required for a public work or the infrastructure is otherwise affected by a public work; and

relocating the infrastructure would enable the public work to be completed or the infrastructure to continue operating.

the Minister may acquire or take land in accordance with this Act for the purpose of relocating the infrastructure as if the relocation were part of the Government work; but

if the infrastructure is owned by a local authority or a responsible network utility operator, the land acquired or taken for that purpose vests in the local authority or responsible network utility operator instead of the Crown.

the local authority may acquire or take land in accordance with this Act for the purpose of relocating the infrastructure as if the relocation were part of the local work; but

if the infrastructure is operated by the Crown or a responsible network utility operator, the land acquired or taken for that purpose vests in the Crown or the responsible network utility operator instead of the local authority.

if the acquisition or taking is done in reliance on section 27F(2)(a), be made against the Minister even if the land is vested in a local authority or a responsible network utility operator under section 27F(2)(b):

if the acquisition or taking is done in reliance on section 27F(3)(a), be made against the local authority even if the land is vested in the Crown or a responsible network utility operator under section 27F(3)(b).

the Minister in acquiring or taking land that vests in a local authority or responsible network utility operator under section 27F(2)(b):

a local authority in acquiring or taking land that vests in the Crown or a responsible network utility operator under section 27F(3)(b).

the land is to be disposed of under section 40, the responsible chief executive (rather than the responsible network utility operator) must comply with that section and, where relevant, section 41 of this Act and section 134 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993:

the land is sold under section 40, the purchase money or instalments of purchase money must be paid to the responsible network utility operator.

are part of the same critical infrastructure project:

are the whole or a part of a different critical infrastructure project:

are not the whole or a part of a critical infrastructure project.

public works of the kind described in subsection (2)(a) or (b), actions taken in reliance on section 27C to acquire or take land for those works must be taken—

public works of the kind described in subsection (2)(c), actions taken in reliance on section 27C to acquire or take land for those works must be taken in accordance with Part 2.

with the modifications made by this Part; and

with the modification made by subsection (2); and

with any other necessary modifications.

as if the other legislation referred to the provision as modified by this Part; and

with any other necessary modifications.

Māori freehold land or protected former Māori freehold land has been notified; and

the land is acquired or taken for the public work for which it was notified; and

the land contains 1 or more dwellings that are occupied under a qualifying arrangement.

the person occupies a dwelling on the land under a qualifying arrangement; and

the payment of compensation is not excluded by section 72BB.

must be the amount specified in section 72(1); and

must not in total exceed that amount regardless of the number of persons who have a qualifying arrangement for the dwelling.

paid only to the persons who qualify for compensation under that subsection; and

apportioned between those persons in equal shares.

compensation is paid under subsection (2) to a person who—

the lease, sublease, or occupation order will expire less than 5 years after the vacant possession date.

must be reduced so that it bears the same proportion to the amount of compensation that would otherwise be payable as the period from the vacant possession date to the date of expiry of the lease, sublease, or occupation order bears to a period of 5 years; but

must not be reduced to less than the amount that the person would have received under section 75 if the person had been a tenant (as defined in section 75(4)).

the date on which a lease or sublease that contains a right of renewal will expire must be treated as the date on which it would expire if the right of renewal were exercised:

an occupation order that ends on the occurrence of a defined event (rather than at the end of a specified period) must be treated as expiring more than 5 years after the vacant possession date.

on or before the vacant possession date, or any later date that the authority allows, if the land is acquired under an agreement that specifies a vacant possession date:

within 1 month after the date on which the authority serves notice on the vendor or the person from whom the land is taken (as the case may be) that vacant possession is required, or within any longer period that the authority allows, if—

not a willing party to the acquisition of the land; or

a willing party to the acquisition principally because the land had been notified.

the person referred to in that section had a qualifying arrangement for the dwelling on the vacant possession date; and

the dwelling was that person’s principal place of residence for a substantial part of the period between the notification date and the vacant possession date.

the land has been notified; and

the land is acquired for the public work for which it was notified; and

the owner is party to an agreement by which the land is acquired before a notice of intention to take the land is given or served under section 23; and

the payment of compensation is not excluded by section 72DC.

equal 10% of the total land value; or

be $5,000 if 10% of the total land value is equal to or less than $5,000; or

be $100,000 if 10% of the total land value is equal to or more than $100,000.

the number of owners of the land; or

the nature of the estate or interest each of the owners has in the land.

paid only to the qualifying owners; and

apportioned between the qualifying owners in proportion to the individual value each owner has in the land.

a notice of intention to take land that is given or served under section 23 must be ignored if the notice is withdrawn or ceases to have effect before the land is acquired by an agreement:

an owner of land referred to in section 18C(1)(c), (d), or (e) must be treated as if they were party to an agreement by which their land is acquired before a notice of intention to take the land is given or served under section 23.

the circumstances in section 72DA(1)(a) and (b) apply to the owner and their land; but

section 72DA(1)(c) does not apply to the owner because the land is acquired or taken after a notice of intention to take the land is given or served under section 23.

the Minister or local authority has had regard to—

the payment of compensation is not excluded by section 72DC.

paid only to the qualifying owners; and

apportioned between the qualifying owners in proportion to the individual value each owner has in the land.

on or before the vacant possession date, or any later date that the authority allows, if the land is acquired under an agreement that specifies a vacant possession date:

within 1 month after the date on which the authority serves notice on the vendor or the person from whom the land is taken (as the case may be) that vacant possession is required, or within any longer period that the authority allows, if—

is not a willing party to the acquisition of the land; or

is a willing party to the acquisition principally because the land had been notified.

transferred or set apart for another public work under section 50 or 52:

owned by a Crown body and acquired by the Minister or a local authority:

owned by a local authority and acquired by the Minister or another local authority.

the land has been notified; and

the land is acquired for the public work for which it was notified; and

the public work—

except for any protected Māori land, all land that is acquired or taken, or to be acquired or taken, for the critical infrastructure project has been, or will be, acquired or taken under Part 2A; and

the payment of compensation is not excluded by section 72I.

compensation in recognition of the land being acquired or taken for a combined project that includes a critical infrastructure project; and

compensation in recognition of the benefit to the Crown or local authority in not having to take the land compulsorily if the owner is party to an agreement by which the land is acquired before a notice of intention to take the land is given or served under section 23.

must be the amount calculated in accordance with section 39AAK(3); and

must not exceed the amount specified in section 39AAK(5)(a) regardless of—

must be the amount calculated in accordance with section 39AAK(4); and

must not exceed the amount specified in section 39AAK(5)(b) regardless of—

paid only to owners who qualify under subsection (1); and

apportioned between those qualifying owners in proportion to the individual value each owner has in the land.

the circumstances in subsection (1)(a) to (d) apply to the owner and their land; but

the owner is not entitled to the compensation payable under subsection (2)(b) because the land is acquired or taken after a notice of intention to take the land is given or served under section 23.

the Minister or local authority has had regard to—

the payment of compensation is not excluded by section 72I.

paid only to owners who qualify under subsection (6); and

apportioned between those qualifying owners in proportion to the individual value each owner has in the land.

a notice of intention to take land that is given or served under section 23 must be ignored if the notice is withdrawn or ceases to have effect before the land is acquired by an agreement:

an owner of land referred to in section 18C(1)(c), (d), or (e) must be treated as if they were party to an agreement by which their land is acquired before a notice of intention to take the land is given or served under section 23.

on or before the vacant possession date, or any later date that the Minister or local authority allows, if the land is acquired under an agreement that specifies a vacant possession date:

within 1 month after the date on which the Minister or local authority serves notice on the vendor or person from whom the land is taken (as the case may be) that vacant possession is required, or within any longer period that the Minister or local authority allows, if—

is not a willing party to the acquisition of the land; or

is a willing party to the acquisition principally because the land had been notified.

transferred or set apart for another public work under section 50 or 52:

owned by a Crown body and acquired by the Minister or a local authority:

owned by a local authority and acquired by the Minister or another local authority.

land is acquired for a public work (including a critical infrastructure project) by agreement with the owner of the land; and

when the agreement is executed, other land that is owned by the owner is the subject of negotiations under section 17 (whether as modified by section 39AAF or not) to acquire the other land for—

all of the specified land is acquired for the public work or combined project by 1 or more agreements or otherwise ceases to be the subject of negotiations under section 17; and

in the case of land that is acquired by agreement, the applicable requirements for the payment of compensation under a relevant compensation provision are met in relation to the acquisition of that land.

must be paid compensation under the relevant compensation provision that—

is entitled to compensation under that relevant compensation provision only in relation to the acquisition referred to in paragraph (a); and

is not entitled to compensation under any other relevant compensation provision that applies in relation to an acquisition of specified land.

a period of 45 working days after the notice was filed has expired or the claimant and respondent consent to an earlier hearing; and

the Tribunal—

on the issues and trends identified by the chief executive, since the period of the last report, in the course of monitoring the operation of this Act; and

that includes a summary of the information provided under any regulations made under section 243(1)(ga) that the chief executive considers relevant to those issues and trends.