Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015 Public Act 2015 No 79 Date of assent 22 September 2015 Commencement see section 2 Contents Page 1 Title 10 2 Commencement 10 Part 1 Preliminary matters, acknowledgements and apology, and settlement of Te Rarawa historical claims Preliminary matters 3 Purpose 10 4 Provisions to take effect on settlement date 10 5 Act binds the Crown 11 6 Outline 11 Summary of historical account, acknowledgements, and apology of the Crown 7 Summary of historical account, acknowledgements, and apology 12 8 Summary of historical account 13 9 Acknowledgements 15 10 Apology 22 Interpretation provisions 11 Interpretation of Act generally 23 12 Interpretation 23 13 Meaning of Te Rarawa 27 14 Meaning of historical claims 28 Historical claims settled and jurisdiction of courts, etc, removed 15 Settlement of historical claims final 30 1 Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015 2015 No 79 Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 16 Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 31 Resumptive memorials no longer to apply 17 Certain enactments do not apply 31 18 Resumptive memorials to be cancelled 32 Miscellaneous matters 19 Rule against perpetuities does not apply 32 20 Access to deed of settlement 33 21 Provisions of other Acts that have same effect 33 Part 2 Cultural redress Subpart 1—Vesting of cultural redress properties 22 Interpretation 33 Properties vested in fee simple 23 Hukatere site B 34 24 Mangamuka Road property, Mangamuka 35 25 Mangamuka Road property, Tūtekēhua 35 26 Mapere 35 27 Motukaraka site A 35 28 Part former Awanui (Kaitaia) Riverbed 35 29 Pukepoto School property 35 30 Vesting and alternative description of Pukepoto School property in 35 specified circumstances 31 Rotokakahi property 36 32 Tauroa Point site B 36 33 Tauroa Point site C 36 34 Te Oneroa a Tōhē–Clarke Road property 36 35 12 Waiotehue Road 36 36 Whangape property 36 37 Whangape Road property 36 Properties vested in fee simple to be administered as reserves 38 Awanui River property 37 39 Epakauri site A 37 40 Epakauri site B 37 41 Kaitaia Domain 37 42 Rotokakahi War Memorial property 38 43 Tauroa Point site A 38 44 Tauroa Point site D 38 45 Te Tāpairu Hirahira o Kahakaharoa 38 46 Mai i Waikanae ki Waikoropūpūnoa 39 47 Mai i Hukatere ki Waimahuru 39 2 2015 No 79 Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015 48 Mai i Ngāpae ki Waimoho 40 49 Mai i Waimimiha ki Ngāpae 40 50 Application of Crown forestry licence 41 Property vested in fee simple subject to conservation covenant 51 Lake Tangonge site A 42 52 Lake Tangonge site B 42 53 Motukaraka site B 42 54 Tangonge property 43 General provisions applying to vesting of cultural redress properties 55 Properties vest subject to or together with interests 43 56 Interests in land for certain reserve properties 43 57 Interests that are not interests in land 44 58 Vesting of share of fee simple estate in property 44 59 Registration of ownership 44 60 Application of Part 4A of Conservation Act 1987 46 61 Matters to be recorded on computer freehold register 47 62 Application of other enactments 49 63 Names of Crown protected areas discontinued 49 Management board for Te Tāpairu Hirahira o Kahakaharoa Historic Reserve 64 Management board for Te Tāpairu Hirahira o Kahakaharoa 50 Historic Reserve 65 Terms of appointment to management board 51 66 Preparation, approval, and amendment of reserve management 51 plan 67 Procedures of management board 51 Joint management body for Beach sites 68 Joint management body for Beach sites A, B, C, and D 52 Further provisions applying to reserve properties 69 Application of other enactments to reserve properties 53 70 Subsequent transfer of reserve land 53 71 Transfer of reserve land to new administering body 53 72 Transfer of reserve land to trustees of existing administering body 54 if trustees change 73 Reserve land not to be mortgaged 54 74 Saving of bylaws, etc, in relation to reserve properties 54 Subpart 2—Te Oneroa-a-Tohe Board Interpretation 75 Interpretation 55 3 Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015 2015 No 79 Removal of conservation area status 76 Status of Central and South Conservation Areas and Ninety Mile 56 Beach marginal strip Establishment, status, purpose, and membership of Board 77 Establishment and status of Board 57 78 Purpose of Board 57 79 Appointment of members of Board 57 80 Interim participation of Ngāti Kahu in Te Oneroa-a-Tohe redress 58 Functions and powers of Board 81 Functions and powers of Board 59 82 Power of Board to make requests to beach management agencies 60 Resource consent applications 83 Criteria for appointment of commissioners 61 84 Procedure for appointing hearing panel 61 85 Obligation of Councils 62 86 Obligation of Board 62 Beach management plan 87 Preparation and approval of beach management plan 62 88 Purpose and contents of beach management plan 62 Effect of beach management plan on specified planning documents 89 Effect of beach management plan on RMA planning documents 63 90 Effect of beach management plan on conservation documents 64 91 Effect of beach management plan on local government decision 64 making Application of other Acts 92 Application of other Acts to Board 64 Subpart 3—Korowai 93 Interpretation 65 Overview of, and background to, korowai redress 94 Overview and background 67 Te Hiku o Te Ika Conservation Board established 95 Establishment of Te Hiku o Te Ika Conservation Board 68 96 Role and jurisdiction of Northland Conservation Board to cease 68 Constitution of Conservation Board 97 Appointment of members of Conservation Board 69 98 Interim participation of Ngāti Kahu on Conservation Board 69 Conservation management strategy 99 Northland CMS 70 4 2015 No 79 Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015 100 Status, effect, and certain contents of Te Hiku CMS 71 Preparation of draft Te Hiku CMS 101 Preliminary agreement 71 102 Draft document to be prepared 71 103 Notification of draft document 72 104 Submissions 72 105 Hearing 72 106 Revision of draft document 73 Approval process 107 Submission of draft document to Conservation Authority 73 108 Approval of Te Hiku CMS 73 109 Effect of approval of Te Hiku CMS 74 Review and amendment of Te Hiku CMS 110 Review procedure 74 111 Review in relation to Ngāti Kahu area of interest 75 112 Amendment procedure 75 Process to be followed if disputes arise 113 Dispute resolution 76 114 Mediation 76 115 Effect of dispute process on prescribed time limits 77 Access to Conservation Authority and Minister of Conservation 116 New Zealand Conservation Authority 77 117 Minister of Conservation 77 Decision-making framework 118 Acknowledgement of section 4 of Conservation Act 1987 78 Transfer of decision-making and review functions 119 Customary materials plan 78 120 Wāhi tapu framework 79 121 Protection of spiritual and cultural integrity of Te Rerenga Wairua 79 Reserve Relationship agreement 122 Relationship agreement 79 Subpart 4—Statutory acknowledgement 123 Interpretation 79 Statutory acknowledgement 124 Statutory acknowledgement by the Crown 80 125 Purposes of statutory acknowledgement 80 126 Relevant consent authorities to have regard to statutory 80 acknowledgement 5 Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015 2015 No 79 127 Environment Court to have regard to statutory acknowledgement 80 128 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and Environment Court to 81 have regard to statutory acknowledgement 129 Recording statutory acknowledgement on statutory plans 81 130 Provision of summary or notice to trustees 81 131 Use of statutory acknowledgement 82 General provisions relating to statutory acknowledgement 132 Application of statutory acknowledgement to river or stream 83 133 Exercise of powers and performance of functions and duties 83 134 Rights not affected 84 Consequential amendment to Resource Management Act 1991 135 Amendment to Resource Management Act 1991 84 Subpart 5—Protocols 136 Interpretation 84 General provisions applying to protocols 137 Issuing, amending, and cancelling protocols 84 138 Protocols subject to rights, functions, and duties 85 139 Enforcement of protocols 85 Taonga tūturu 140 Taonga tūturu protocol 85 Fisheries 141 Fisheries protocol 86 Subpart 6—Fisheries advisory committees 142 Interpretation 86 Te Rarawa fisheries advisory committee 143 Appointment of Te Rarawa fisheries advisory committee 86 Joint fisheries advisory committee 144 Appointment of joint fisheries advisory committee 87 Subpart 7—Official geographic names 145 Interpretation 88 146 Official geographic names 88 147 Publication of official geographic names 88 148 Subsequent alteration of official geographic names 88 Subpart 8—Ōwhata land 149 Transfer of Ōwhata land 89 Subpart 9—Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 150 Interpretation 90 6 2015 No 79 Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015 Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 151 Obligation to enter into Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 90 152 Legal framework for Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 90 153 Purpose of Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 90 154 Scope of Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 91 155 Other contents of Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 91 Decision-making and operating principles under Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 156 Principles for decision making 92 157 Principles for operating under Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te 93 Taiao 158 Relationship with korowai 94 Other matters relevant to Warawara Whenua Ngāhere i te Taiao 159 Exercise of powers in certain circumstances 94 160 Review and amendment 95 161 Suspension 95 162 Waiver of rights 95 Part 3 Commercial redress and other matters 163 Interpretation 95 Subpart 1—Transfer of commercial redress