Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Act 1993

1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Act 1993.
2: Ruakura Animal Research Station land
Whereas the Crown land described in subsection (3) was, by Orders in Council made pursuant to section 10(1) Gazette section 114
1: Notwithstanding anything in section 10
a: the land described in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) may be set apart under section 52 section 10
b: the Minister of Agriculture may grant leases or licences in respect of any land described in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of subsection (3), for the purposes of agricultural research and other research that is compatible with the purposes for which the Ruakura Animal Research Station has been established; and
c: the land described in paragraphs (e) and (f) of subsection (3), or any part of that land, may be declared to be road under section 114
2: Any lease or licence granted under subsection (1)﻿(b) may be made subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister considers appropriate in each case.
3: This section relates to the following land:
a: Allotment 413, Parish of Kirikiriroa, situated in the South Auckland Land District, comprising 3 996 square metres, more or less, as shown in NZMS 261, S 14, Sheet 5.3 (SO Plan 40234):
b: Allotments 407, 408, 412, and 415, Parish of Kirikiriroa, situated in the South Auckland Land District, comprising 423.5035 hectares, more or less, as shown on NZMS 261, S 14, Sheets 5.3, 5.4, 6.3, and 6.4 (SO Plans 38164 and 40234):
c: Allotments 316 and 318, Parish of Kirikiriroa, and Lots 2, 3, and 4, DP 9210, situated in the South Auckland Land District, comprising 8.4678 hectares, more or less, as shown in NZMS 261, S 14, Sheets 5.3 and 6.3 (SO Plan 38800):
d: Allotment 291A and Part Allotment 291, Parish of Kirikiriroa, situated in the South Auckland Land District, comprising 21.6026 hectares, more or less, as shown on NZMS 261, S 14, Sheets 6.3 and 6.4 (SO Plan 143(1)):
e: Part Allotment 407, Parish of Kirikiriroa, situated in the South Auckland Land District, comprising 280 square metres, more or less, as shown marked A
f: Part Allotment 415, Parish of Kirikiriroa, situated in the South Auckland Land District, comprising 815 square metres, more or less, as shown marked B Section 2 preamble amended 1 August 2020 section 668 Education and Training Act 2020 Section 2(1)﻿(a) amended 1 August 2020 section 668 Education and Training Act 2020
3: Pukeroa Domain
Whereas section 18(2) section 18(2) Reserves Act 1977
1: Notwithstanding any other enactment, the Minister of Conservation may lease the land to which this section relates to the lessee for such term and on such conditions and for such purposes as the Minister thinks fit.
2: On the commencement of a lease under subsection (1), the lease granted to the lessee under section 18(2)
3: Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of the existing lease, nothing in that paragraph shall be read as requiring the lessee to remove any buildings.
4: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
5: This section relates to all that piece of land comprising 2 529 square metres, more or less, being Section 15, Block LVIII, Town of Rotorua, situated in Block I, Tarawera Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 20D/123 (South Auckland Registry).
4: Urewera National Park
Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Urewera National Park: And whereas the land has been developed to effect improvements to State Highway No 38 and is now part of that highway: And whereas it is desired to exclude the land from Urewera National Park: And whereas section 11(1)
1: The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Urewera National Park.
2: This section relates to all that piece of land in the South Auckland Land District comprising 136 square metres, more or less, and being Part Section 5, Block XI, Ahikereru Survey District, as shown marked C
5: Land reserved for harbour purposes in Kaikoura
Whereas, pursuant to section 15 of the Reserves and Crown Lands Disposal and Enabling Act 1896 Gazette Gazette Reserves Act 1977
1: The reservation imposed in respect of the land to which this section relates by virtue of section 15 of the Reserves and Crown Lands Disposal and Enabling Act 1896
2: The cancellation of the vesting of the land in the Board, the exchange of the land, and the issuing of certificate of title No 4B/280 in respect of the land are hereby validated and declared always to have been lawful.
3: The land to which this section relates is all that piece of land comprising 8.153 hectares, more or less, being Section 47, Block XI, Mount Fyffe Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 4B/280, Marlborough Registry.
6: Marlborough Sounds foreshore
Whereas section 7 Reserves Act 1977 Land Act 1948
(1)–(5): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
6: Notwithstanding anything in section 7
a: every licence that purported to be issued under that section during the period commencing on 1 April 1987 and ending with the commencement of this Act, being a licence issued by or on behalf of the Minister of Lands or the Minister of Conservation or the Director-General of Conservation, is hereby declared to be and always to have been lawful:
b: every amendment, variation, cancellation, or renewal of a licence that purported to be issued under that section by or on behalf of either of those Ministers or that Director-General, being an amendment, variation, cancellation, or renewal effected during the period specified in paragraph (a) and being a licence issued at any time before the commencement of this Act, is hereby declared to be and always to have been lawful:
c: all fees, rentals, and other amounts collected during the period specified in paragraph (a), and collected in respect of any licence referred to in that paragraph, are hereby declared to be and always to have been lawfully payable and lawfully collected.
7: The holder of a licence referred to in subsection (6)﻿(a) shall not be liable to pay any fee, rental, or other amount—
a: charged in respect of that licence and the period specified in the said subsection (6)﻿(a); but
b: not paid before the commencement of this Act.
7: Westland National Park
Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Westland National Park: And whereas part of the land, being the land described in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), has been developed for roading purposes at the approaches to Kiwi Jacks (Hendes) Creek Bridge: And whereas part of the land, being the land described in paragraph (b) of that subsection, has been developed for roading purposes at the approaches to the McDonalds Creek Bridge: And whereas the remainder of the land, being the land described in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of that subsection, is presently used for farming: And whereas it is desired to exclude the land from the park: And whereas section 11(1)
1: The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Westland National Park.
2: This section relates to all those pieces of land in the Westland Land District—
a: comprising 8 565 square metres, more or less, being Parts Reserve 1018, situated in Block X, Waiho Survey District, and being parts of the land comprised and described in the Gazette A B C
b: comprising 1.5719 hectares, more or less, being Parts Reserve 1198, situated in Block IV, Waiho Survey District, and being parts of the land comprised and described in the Gazette B C E G I
c: comprising 5.7897 hectares, more or less, being Rural Section 6711 (formerly Part Reserve 1198), situated in Block IV, Waiho Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in the Gazette
d: comprising 6.2361 hectares, more or less, being Rural Section 6650 (formerly Part Reserve 1018), situated in Block X, Waiho Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in the Gazette
e: comprising 4.6606 hectares, more or less, being Rural Section 6712 (formerly Part Reserve 1224), situated in Block XVI, Okarito Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in the Gazette
8: Fiordland National Park
Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Fiordland National Park: And whereas part of the land, being the land described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2), is situated adjacent to Fraser's Beach on the foreshore of Lake Manapouri and it is desired that the said part be amalgamated with other areas to form a recreation reserve: And whereas the other part of the land, being the land described in paragraphs (c) and (d) of that subsection, is a ranger station situated at Clifden and is no longer required for the purposes of the park: And whereas section 11(1)
1: The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Fiordland National Park.
2: This section relates to all those pieces of land in the Southland Land District—
a: comprising 3.4145 hectares, more or less, being Section 25, Block IX, Town of Manapouri, being part of the land comprised and described in the Schedule
b: comprising 2.6052 hectares, more or less, being Section 2, Block X, Town of Manapouri, and being part of the land comprised and described in the said schedule (SO Plan 4912); and
c: comprising 5 236 square metres, more or less, being Section 28, Block I, Lillburn Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in the said schedule (SO Plan 7259); and
d: comprising 2 504 square metres, more or less, being Section 31, Block I, Lillburn Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in the said schedule (SO Plan 7505).
9: Mount Aspiring National Park
Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Mount Aspiring National Park: And whereas it is desired to exclude the land from the Park to provide for it to be dealt with under the Land Act 1948 section 11(1)
1: The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Mount Aspiring National Park.
2: The land to which this section relates is hereby declared to be Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948
3: This section relates to all that piece of land in the Queenstown Lakes District, Otago Land District, comprising 11.7200 hectares, more or less, being Parts Blocks I and XII and Part Reserve A, Block XII, Dart Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in the Gazette Gazette A
10: Otago University endowment lands
Whereas this section relates to 5 pieces of land vested in the University of Otago as endowments: And whereas it is desired to vest the first and second pieces of land in the Crown subject to the Land Act 1948
1: The pieces of land described in paragraph (a) and (b) of subsection (7) are hereby vested in the Crown and declared to be Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948
2: The University of Otago may grant a right of way in favour of the Crown over the land described in paragraph (c) of subsection (7).
3: The land described in paragraph (d) of subsection (7) shall be deemed to have been sold pursuant to section 16 section 9 section 113
4: The land described in paragraph (e) of subsection (7) is hereby—
a: freed and discharged from the provisions of the University of Otago Endowment Ordinance 1870; and
b: vested in the University of Otago for an estate in fee simple as an endowment for the benefit of the University.
5: The University of Otago may sell the land described in paragraph (e) of subsection (7) or any part thereof, and the proceeds of any sale shall be applied in accordance with section 304
6: The land to which this section relates is hereby released from the endowment for which it was vested in the University of Otago by the University of Otago Endowment Ordinance 1870 (Province of Otago).
7: This section relates to all that land,—
a: comprising 56.9970 hectares, more or less, being Section 1, Block VIII, Benmore Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 223, folio 10 (Otago Registry); and
b: comprising 64.020 hectares, more or less, being Section 1, Block XI, Benmore Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 223, folio 10 (Otago Registry); and
c: comprising 970 square metres, more or less, being Part Run 552, Benmore Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 223, folio 10 (Otago Registry) (as shown marked A
d: comprising 2.8862 hectares, more or less, being Section 1, SO Plan 11949, situated in Block XVI, Benmore Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title No A1/1022 (Otago Registry); and
e: comprising 8.7007 hectares, more or less, being Section 24, Block VI, Nenthorn Survey District, being Part Deeds Index L 656 (Otago Registry), and being part of the land comprised and described in the University of Otago Endowment Ordinance 1870 (SO Plan 1253). Section 10(5) amended 1 August 2020 section 668 Education and Training Act 2020
11: Abel Tasman National Park
Whereas the land to which this section relates is included in the Abel Tasman National Park: And whereas it is desired to exclude the land from the Park to facilitate its exchange for other land: And whereas the land does not have national values that justify its inclusion in the Park: And whereas the land to be taken in exchange is covered by native forest: And whereas section 11(1)
1: The land to which this section relates is hereby excluded from the Abel Tasman National Park.
2: This section relates to all that land comprising 1 944 square metres, more or less, being Sections 1, 2, and 3 on SO Plan 14060, situated in Block IV, Kaiteriteri Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 8C/648, Nelson Registry.
12: Pukaki Lagoon
Whereas the land to which this section relates is vested in the Manukau City Council: And whereas the Waitangi Tribunal, in its Manukau Harbour Report of 19 July 1985, recommended that the land should be acquired by the Crown and gazetted as a Maori Reservation for the Ngati Te Akitai and Waiohua: And whereas the Manukau City Council desires to transfer the land without consideration to the local Maori community but lacks the legislative authority necessary to enable it to do so: And whereas the land is subject to the Harbour Boards Dry Land Endowment Revesting Act 1991 section 5
1: Notwithstanding anything in the Local Government Act 1974 Harbour Boards Dry Land Endowment Revesting Act 1991 section 9
2: Nothing in section 5
3: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s)
4: The land to which this section relates is all that land—
a: comprising 36.3002 hectares, more or less, being Section 1, Block IX, Otahuhu Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 408, folio 119 (North Auckland Registry); and
b: comprising 3 195 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 219, Parish of Manurewa, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 417, folio 196 (North Auckland Registry).
13: Te Ngae Mission Farm
Whereas the New Zealand Mission Trust Board is registered as the proprietor of the land described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (8): And whereas the Waiapu Board of Diocesan Trustees is registered as proprietor of the land described in paragraph (c) of that subsection: And whereas those pieces of land are held in trust by virtue of Crown Grant No 49R dated 21 September 1854: And whereas the Waitangi Tribunal, in its Ngati Rangiteaorere Claim Report of 18 December 1990, recommended that the land to which this section relates be acquired by the Crown and vested in Ngati Rangiteaorere as Maori freehold land freed from existing trusts: And whereas the said Boards desire to transfer those lands to various persons as trustees subject to the same trust: And whereas it is desired to empower the registered proprietor for the time being of any of those pieces of land to transfer the land to Rangiteaorere (male deceased): And whereas it is further desired that such lands be held as Maori freehold land for the general benefit of the descendants of Rangiteaorere: And whereas special legislation is necessary to enable such transfers to be effected and to achieve those purposes: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
1: The registered proprietor for the time being of any piece of land described in subsection (8) may transfer to Rangiteaorere (male deceased) the whole or any part of that land.
2: Such transfers—
a:
b: shall not be liable for any fee or charge under the Land Transfer Act 1952
3: Upon the registration of any such transfer—
a: the land to which the transfer applies shall be deemed to be Maori freehold land and the District Land Registrar shall record a statement to that effect on the certificate of title in respect of the land; and
b: the land shall be free of the trusts formerly applying to the land and any restrictions thereunder.
4: For the purposes of this section, the Maori Land Court is hereby authorised and empowered to appoint trustees and constitute trusts in accordance with section 438 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953
5: The trustees may from time to time at their discretion execute a declaration of trust declaring that they shall stand possessed of any of the Trust property and any other property settled by negotiation, whether real or personal, upon trust for such purposes referred to in sections 24 to 24F
6: For the purposes of this section, the trustees shall have and may exercise all or any of the powers of a Maori Trust Board under sections 24 to 24F
7: The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything in any other enactment or rule of law.
8: This section relates to the following land:
a: all that land comprising 123.3267 hectares, more or less, situated in Block XIV, Rotoiti Survey District, and being the balance of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 778, folio 158, limited as to parcels (South Auckland Registry):
b: all that land comprising 407 square metres, more or less, being Section 9, Block XIV, Rotoiti Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title No 25C/1144 (South Auckland Registry):
c: all that land comprising 24.12685 hectares, more or less, being part Section 3, Block XIV, Rotoiti Survey District, and being the balance of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 285, folio 145 (South Auckland Registry). Section 13(2)﻿(a) repealed 20 May 1999 section 7 Stamp Duty Abolition Act 1999
14: Entries in registers
District Land Registrars are hereby authorised and directed to make such entries in their respective registers, and do such other things, as may be necessary to give full effect to the provisions of this Act.