New Zealand Acts

WHAKATŌHEA CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 12

12 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—  
"administering body" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Reserves Act 1977     
"appointer" ,—  

a) for the joint management body for the Oroi property, has the meaning given in section 99(3) :

b) for the joint management body of certain reserves under subpart 5 of Part 2 , has the meaning given in section 105(1) :

c) for the Whakatōhea Kaitiaki Forum, has the meaning given in section 166(1)

"aquatic life" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987   
"area of interest" means the area shown as the Whakatōhea area of interest in part 1 of the attachments    
"attachments" means the attachments to the deed of settlement    
"coastal marine area" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991     
"commercial redress property" has the meaning given in section 118     
"Commissioner of Crown Lands" means the Commissioner of Crown Lands appointed in accordance with section 24AA of the Land Act 1948     
"consent authority" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991     
"conservation area" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987     
"Crown" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989     
"cultural redress property" has the meaning given in section 47     
"deed of recognition" —  

a) means a deed of recognition issued under section 38 by—

i) the Minister of Conservation and the Director-General; or

ii) the Commissioner of Crown Lands; and

b) includes any amendments made under section 38(4)

"deed of settlement" —

a) means the deed of settlement dated 27 May 2023 and signed by—

i) the Honourable Andrew James Little, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and the Honourable Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance, for and on behalf of the Crown; and

ii) Kate Hudson, Graeme Riesterer, Robert Tuahuru Edwards, Bruce Pukepuke, Erin Linley Rangiwhakarewa Moore, Tahu Alfred Taia, Vaughan Raymond John Payne, and Anau Edna Apanui, for and on behalf of Whakatōhea; and

iii) Kate Hudson, Graeme Riesterer, Robert Tuahuru Edwards, Bruce Pukepuke, Erin Linley Rangiwhakarewa Moore, Tahu Alfred Taia, Vaughan Raymond John Payne, and Anau Edna Apanui, being the trustees of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea; and

b) includes—

i) the schedules of, and attachments to, the deed; and

ii) any amendments to the deed or its schedules and attachments

"deferred selection property" has the meaning given in section 118   
"Director-General" means the Director-General of Conservation    
"documents schedule" means the documents schedule of the deed of settlement    
"effective date" means the date that is 6 months after the settlement date    
"historical claims" has the meaning given in section 14     
"interest" means a covenant, easement, lease, licence, licence to occupy, tenancy, or other right or obligation affecting a property    
"iwi aquaculture organisation" means an organisation recognised under section 33(1) of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004     
"LINZ" means Land Information New Zealand    
"local authority" has the meaning given in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002     
"mandated iwi organisation" means an organisation recognised under section 13(1) of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004     
"member of Whakatōhea" means an individual referred to in section 13(1)(a)     
"property redress schedule" means the property redress schedule of the deed of settlement    
"record of title" has the meaning given in section 5(1) of the Land Transfer Act 2017     
"Registrar-General" has the meaning given to Registrar in section 5(1) of the Land Transfer Act 2017     
"representative entity" means—  

a) the trustees; and

b) any person, including any trustee, acting for or on behalf of—

i) the collective group referred to in section 13(1)(a) ; or

ii) 1 or more members of Whakatōhea; or

iii) 1 or more of the whānau, hapū, or groups referred to in section 13(1)(c)

"reserve" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Reserves Act 1977   
"reserve management plan" means the management plan for reserves administered by Ōpōtiki District Council that has been prepared and approved by the council under section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977     
"reserve property" has the meaning given in section 47     
"resource consent" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991     
"RFR" means the right of first refusal provided for by subpart 2 of Part 3     
"RFR area" has the meaning given in section 127     
"RFR land" has the meaning given in section 128     
"settlement date" means the date that is 40 working days after the date on which this section comes into force    
"statutory acknowledgement" has the meaning given in section 29     
"Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea" means the trust of that name established by a trust deed dated 4 April 2023    
"tikanga" means customary values and practices    
"triennial local election" means a triennial general election held under the Local Electoral Act 2001     
"trustees of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea" and
"trustees" mean the trustees, acting in their capacity as trustees, of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea    
"Whakatōhea Kaitiaki Forum" or
"forum" means the entity established by section 160     
"Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board" or
"Board" means the Board continued by section 12 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955     
"working day" means a day other than—  

a) a Saturday, a Sunday, Waitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki/Matariki Observance Day, and Labour Day:

b) if Waitangi Day or Anzac Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday:

c) a day in the period commencing with 25 December in any year and ending with the close of 15 January in the following year:

d) the days observed as the anniversaries of the provinces of Auckland and Wellington.