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58K: Obligation to publish documents
or “Local councils must put their planning papers on a free website within a year of getting new rules.”
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“This section explains important words and what they mean in the law about working with Māori groups.”

In this part of the law and in Schedule 1, certain words have specific meanings. Here’s what they mean:

“Area of interest” is the land that an iwi authority says belongs to their iwi and hapū traditionally.

An “initiating iwi authority” is defined in section 58O(1) of this law.

“Iwi participation legislation” means laws other than this one that give iwi or hapū a role in processes under this law. This includes laws listed in Schedule 3 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

A “Mana Whakahono a Rohe” is an agreement made under this part of the law about how iwi can participate.

“Participating authorities” is defined in section 58O(5) of this law.

“Participating iwi authorities” are the iwi authorities that have agreed to be part of a Mana Whakahono a Rohe and have decided the order for negotiations.

A “relevant iwi authority” is an iwi authority whose area of interest overlaps with or is next to the area of an initiating iwi authority.

A “relevant local authority” is a local authority whose area overlaps with or is next to the area of an initiating iwi authority.

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Next up: 58M: Purpose of Mana Whakahono a Rohe

or “Mana Whakahono a Rohe helps Māori groups and local councils work together on how to look after the land and make decisions about it.”
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Mana Whakahono a Rohe: Iwi participation arrangements

58LDefinitions

  1. In this subpart and Schedule 1,—

    area of interest means the area that the iwi and hapū represented by an iwi authority identify as their traditional rohe

      initiating iwi authority has the meaning given in section 58O(1)

        iwi participation legislation means legislation (other than this Act), including any legislation listed in Schedule 3 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, that provides a role for iwi or hapū in processes under this Act

          Mana Whakahono a Rohe means an iwi participation arrangement entered into under this subpart

            participating authorities has the meaning given in section 58O(5)

              participating iwi authorities means the iwi authorities that—

              1. have agreed to participate in a Mana Whakahono a Rohe; and
                1. have agreed the order in which negotiations are to be conducted

                  relevant iwi authority means an iwi authority whose area of interest overlaps with, or is adjacent to, the area of interest of an initiating iwi authority

                    relevant local authority means a local authority whose area of interest overlaps with, or is adjacent to, the area of interest represented by the initiating iwi authority.

                    Notes
                    • Section 58L: inserted, on , by section 51 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
                    • Section 58L relevant local authority: amended, on , by section 127 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 56).