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58O: Initiation of Mana Whakahono a Rohe
or “Iwi authorities can ask local councils to work together on resource management issues”
You could also call this:

“Iwi groups and local councils can start working together at different times, even if they said no before.”

You have the option to start or join a Mana Whakahono a Rohe at different times. If you didn’t want to be part of one when you were first asked, or if you left before it was finished, you can still join or start one later. But you can’t do this within 90 days before a local election.

If there’s already a Mana Whakahono a Rohe in your area and you want to start a new one, you should first think about joining the one that’s already there.

These rules apply to any new Mana Whakahono a Rohe you might want to start.

Local councils can also ask iwi or hapū to start a Mana Whakahono a Rohe. If this happens, everyone involved needs to agree on how they’ll do it, how long it will take, and how they’ll make it work once they’ve finished talking about it.

If hapū are asked to be part of a Mana Whakahono a Rohe, the same rules apply to them as they do to iwi authorities. This is true for the parts about what goes into a Mana Whakahono a Rohe, which you can find in sections 58M, 58N, 58R, 58T, and 58U.

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Next up: 58Q: Time frame for concluding Mana Whakahono a Rohe

or “Explains how long it takes to finish making an agreement between local authorities and Māori groups”
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Mana Whakahono a Rohe: Iwi participation arrangements: Initiating Mana Whakahono a Rohe

58POther opportunities to initiate Mana Whakahono a Rohe

  1. An iwi authority that, at the time of receiving an invitation to a meeting or hui under section 58O(2)(b), does not wish to participate in negotiating a Mana Whakahono a Rohe, or withdraws from negotiations before a Mana Whakahono a Rohe is agreed, may participate in, or initiate, a Mana Whakahono a Rohe at any later time (other than within the period that is 90 days before a triennial election under the Local Electoral Act 2001).

  2. If a Mana Whakahono a Rohe exists and another iwi authority in the same area as the initiating iwi wishes to initiate a Mana Whakahono a Rohe under section 58O(1), that iwi authority must first consider joining the existing Mana Whakahono a Rohe.

  3. The provisions of this subpart apply to any initiation under subsection (1).

  4. A local authority may initiate a Mana Whakahono a Rohe with an iwi authority or with hapū.

  5. The local authority and iwi authority or hapū concerned must agree on—

  6. the process to be adopted; and
    1. the time period within which the negotiations are to be concluded; and
      1. how the Mana Whakahono a Rohe is to be implemented after negotiations are concluded.

        1. If 1 or more hapū are invited to enter a Mana Whakahono a Rohe under subsection (4), the provisions of this subpart apply as if the references to an iwi authority were references to 1 or more hapū, to the extent that the provisions relate to the contents of a Mana Whakahono a Rohe (see sections 58M, 58N, 58R, 58T, and 58U).

        Notes
        • Section 58P: inserted, on , by section 51 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).