Part 3Provision of water services: operational matters
Accessing land to carry out water services infrastructure work
160Interpretation
In this subpart,—
land—
- means privately owned land; and
- does not include roads and level crossings
level crossing has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Railways Act 2005
road—
- includes—
- a street and any other place to which the public have access (including a State highway and a public footpath), whether as of right or not; and
- land that is vested in a local authority for the purpose of a road as shown on a deposited survey plan; and
- all bridges, culverts, ferries, and fords that form part of any road, street, or other place referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii); but
- a street and any other place to which the public have access (including a State highway and a public footpath), whether as of right or not; and
- does not include—
- a motorway within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989; or
- a private road within the meaning of section 315 of the Local Government Act 1974; or
- any roadway laid out by order of the Māori Land Court under sections 315 to 326D of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 or under any former Act, except where that order has been cancelled, or where the roadway has been declared under section 320 of that Act to be a road
- a motorway within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989; or
State highway has the meaning set out in section 5(1) of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.
- means privately owned land; and


