4Interpretation

1. In this Act, unless the context requires another meaning,—

   Auckland means the area within the boundaries determined by the Local Government Commission under section 33(1) (as that determination is given effect to by Order in Council under section 35(1))

   Auckland Council or Council means the unitary authority established under section 6

   Auckland Transport means the entity established by section 38

   Auckland water organisation means Watercare Services Limited, and includes any subsidiary of Watercare Services Limited

   governing body means the entity comprising the members of the Auckland Council (being the persons referred to in section 8(1))

   local activities means the non-regulatory activities of the Auckland Council in respect of which a local board is allocated decision-making responsibility under section 17, including—

   1. providing services; and
   2. providing and operating facilities; and
   3. providing funding and other support to groups and organisations

   local board means a local board established under section 10

   local board agreement means an agreement referred to in section 21

   local board area means an area specified by Order in Council under section 35 as a local board area

   local board plan means the plan referred to in section 20 that each local board is required to adopt

   Local Government Commission means the Local Government Commission continued under section 28 of the Local Government Act 2002

   LTP means the Auckland Council long-term plan

   mana whenua group means an iwi or hapu that—

   1. exercises historical and continuing mana whenua in an area wholly or partly located in Auckland; and
   2. is 1 or more of the following in Auckland:
      1. a mandated iwi organisation under the Maori Fisheries Act 2004:
      2. a body that has been the subject of a settlement of Treaty of Waitangi claims:
      3. a body that has been confirmed by the Crown as holding a mandate for the purposes of negotiating Treaty of Waitangi claims and that is currently negotiating with the Crown over the claims

   mataawaka means Māori who—

   1. live in Auckland; and
   2. are not in a mana whenua group

   mayor means the mayor of Auckland

   selection body means the body established by clause 2 of Schedule 2

   substantive council-controlled organisation—

   1. means a council-controlled organisation that is either wholly owned or wholly controlled by the Council and either—
      1. is responsible for the delivery of a significant service or activity on behalf of the Council; or
      2. owns or manages assets with a value of more than $10 million; and
   2. includes Auckland Transport

   water supply and wastewater services—and water supply or wastewater services, water supply services, and wastewater services have corresponding meanings.

   1. includes both bulk and retail supply and services; but
   2. does not include—
      1. water supply or wastewater schemes that are independent of a water supply network or waste-water network, as the case may be, within Auckland; or
      2. privately owned water supply or wastewater schemes; or
      3. stormwater drainage services, except to the extent that any stormwater drainage infrastructure is also used for wastewater services under normal dry weather flow conditions—

2. Unless the context requires another meaning, terms and expressions used and not defined in this Act, but defined in the Local Government Act 2002, have the same meaning as in that Act.