New Zealand Acts

TE UREWERA ACT 2014 - SECT 7

7 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—  
"activity permit" means an authorisation required under section 58     
"amenity area" means a part of Te Urewera set apart as an amenity area under section 113     
"appointers" has the meaning given in section 21(7)     
"attachments" means the attachments in the deed of settlement    
"authorisation" means an activity permit, concession, or other form of permission granted under this Act for activities to be undertaken in, or in respect of, Te Urewera    
"Board" means Te Urewera Board    
"chief executive" means (unless otherwise specified) the chief executive of Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua    
"committee" means a committee of Te Urewera Board    
"computer freehold register" and
"computer register" have the meanings given in section 4 of the Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002    
"concession" means an authorisation required by section 62     
"consensus" means the absence of a formally recorded dissent from a member present at a Board meeting    
"conservation legislation" means the Conservation Act 1987 and the enactments listed in Schedule 1 of that Act    
"conservation planning document" —  

a) means—

i) a statement of general policy approved for national parks under the National Parks Act 1980 :

ii) a conservation management strategy approved under the Conservation Act 1987 ; and

b) for the purposes of section 47(2) , includes a sports fish and game management plan to the extent that it relates to Te Urewera

"deed of settlement" —

a) means the deed of settlement dated 4 June 2013 and signed by—

i) the Right Honourable John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Honourable Christopher Finlayson, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, the Honourable Simon William English, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Dr Pita Sharples, Minister of Māori Affairs for and on behalf of the Crown; and

ii) Tāmati Kruger, Īharāira Tēmara, Irene Williams, Hinerangi Biddle, Tāhae Doherty, Clifford Ākuhata, Matthew Te Pou, Lorna Taylor, Kuini Beattie, Hārata Williams, Titia Graham, Waereti Tait-Rolleston, Rāwinia Higgins, and Rangihau Te Moana for and on behalf of Tūhoe; and

iii) Tāmati Kruger, Te Tokawhakaea Tēmara, Patrick McGarvey, Tāmati Cairns, Martin Rakuraku, Matthew Te Pou, and Lorna Taylor, being the trustees of Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua; and

b) includes—

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

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

"Director-General" means the Director-General of Conservation within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987  
"Fish and Game Council" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987    
"interest" means a lease, licence, licence to occupy, easement, covenant, or other right or obligation relating to Te Urewera land    
"management plan" means Te Urewera management plan    
"Minister" means the Minister of Conservation    
"New Zealand Conservation Authority" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987    
"New Zealand Fish and Game Council" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987    
"operational plan" means the annual operational plan for Te Urewera provided for under subpart 3 of Part 2     
"public conservation land" means land held under conservation legislation    
"Registrar-General" means the Registrar-General of Land appointed under section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1952    
"resource consent" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991    
"settlement date" means the date that is 40 working days after the date on which this Act comes into force    
"specially protected area" means a part of Te Urewera set apart as a specially protected area under section 113     
"sports fish" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987    
"sports fish and game management plan" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987    
"taonga tūturu" has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Protected Objects Act 1975 and includes ngā taonga tūturu    
"Te Urewera" means the legal entity created by section 11 or, as the context requires, the place encompassing Te Urewera land    
"Te Urewera Board" and
"Board" mean the Board established by section 16     
"Te Urewera establishment land" and
"establishment land" mean the land vested by section 12(3) and described in Part 1 of Schedule 1     
"Te Urewera land" means the land held from time to time in the name of Te Urewera and subject to this Act    
"Te Urewera management plan" means the management plan for Te Urewera prepared and approved under subpart 2 of Part 2     
"Te Urewera volunteer" means a person appointed for the purposes of section 54     
"trustees" means the trustees, acting in their capacity as trustees, of Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua    
"Tūhoe" has the meaning given in section 13 of the Tūhoe Claims Settlement Act 2014    
"Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua" means the Tūhoe Trust established by trust deed dated 5 August 2011    
"warranted officer" means a person described in section 71(5) who has been issued with a warrant under section 72 , and includes, as the context requires, an honorary warranted officer    
"wilderness area" means a part of Te Urewera set apart as a wilderness area under section 113 .