New Zealand Legislation: Acts

27 Maori freehold land

• (1) If the Commission proposes to negotiate under section 26 for an easement or lease over, or the purchase of, Maori freehold land for use as a walkway, it must do so—

  • (a) in the case of Maori freehold land vested in the trustees of a trust constituted under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, with the trustees of that trust; and

  • (b) in the case of Maori freehold land vested in a Maori incorporation (within the meaning of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993), with that incorporation; and

  • (c) in the case of Maori freehold land vested other than in trustees or an incorporation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), with the sole owner, joint tenants, or owners in common of that land, as the case may be; and

  • (d) in the case of Maori freehold land owned, vested, or held in any other capacity, with the person in whose name the land is registered.

  (2) The provisions of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 apply to—

  • (a) any easement or lease obtained over Maori freehold land for use as a walkway; and

  • (b) any purchase of Maori freehold land that includes land proposed for use as a walkway.