Manahune Tenure Review - Notice of Preliminary Proposal

4 July 2009: Public notice

Public submissions are being sought on the Preliminary Proposal for the Manahune Pastoral Lease tenure review. Submissions close 28 August 2009.

Notice is given under Section 43 of the Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 by the Commissioner of Crown Lands that he has put a Preliminary Proposal for tenure review to Andrew Grant McNab, Susanne Kay McNab and Stephen John McFarlane as lessees of the Manahune Pastoral Lease:

Legal description of land concerned

Pastoral lease land:

Run 291 situated in Blocks IX, XIII and XIV Tengawai Survey District comprising 1,246.4318 hectares.

General description of the proposal

1. An area of approximately 81 hectares to be restored to Crown control as a conservation area pursuant to Section 35(2)(b)(i) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 subject to qualified designations.
   
   Qualified Designations:
   
   1.1 The proposed conservation area is a qualified designation being subject to a farm management access easement concession in favour of Andrew Grant McNab, Susanne Kay McNab and Stephen John McFarlane pursuant to Section 36(1)(a) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998.
   
   1.2 The proposed conservation area is a qualified designation being subject to a water supply easement concession in favour of Andrew Grant McNab, Susanne Kay McNab and Stephen John McFarlane pursuant to Section 36(1)(a) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998.
   
   
2. An area of approximately 205.4318 hectares to be restored to Crown control as a conservation area pursuant to Section 35(2)(b)(i) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 subject to a qualified designation.
   
   Qualified Designation:
   
   2.1 The proposed conservation area is a qualified designation being subject to a farm management access easement concession in favour of Andrew Grant McNab, Susanne Kay McNab and Stephen John McFarlane pursuant to Section 36(1)(a) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998.
   
   
3. An area of approximately 121 hectares to be restored to Crown control as a conservation area pursuant to Section 35(2)(b)(i) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 subject to a qualified designation.
   
   Qualified Designation:
   
   3.1 The proposed conservation area is a qualified designation being subject to a grazing concession in favour of Andrew Grant McNab, Susanne Kay McNab and Stephen John McFarlane pursuant to Section 36(1)(a) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998.
   
   
4. An area of approximately 839 hectares to be disposed of by freehold disposal to Andrew Grant McNab, Susanne Kay McNab and Stephen John McFarlane pursuant to Section 35(3) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 subject to Part IVA Conservation Act 1987, Section 11 Crown Minerals Act 1991, protective mechanisms and qualified designations.
   
   Protective Mechanisms:
   
   4.1 The proposed freehold is subject to protective mechanisms over an area of approximately 22 hectares being a conservation covenant pursuant to Sections 40(1)(b), 40(2)(a) and 40(2)(b) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998.
   
   Qualified Designations:
   
   4.2 The proposed freehold is subject to a qualified designation being easements in gross pursuant to Section 36(3)(b) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 to provide public access to the proposed conservation areas.
   
   4.3 The proposed freehold is subject to a qualified designation being easements in gross pursuant to Section 36(3)(b) Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 to provide conservation management access to the proposed conservation areas.

Inspections

Any person wishing to inspect the property is advised to contact the LINZ contractor in the first instance at the above address. It is recommended inspections occur as early as possible due to the possibility of winter weather affecting ease of access.

Submissions

Any person or organisation may send a written submission on the above proposal to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, C/- Mike Todd, Opus International Consultants Ltd at the above address.

All submissions are being collected and held by LINZ either directly or through its contractor.

Submitters should note that all written submissions may be made available, in full, by LINZ to its employees, agents and contractors, the Department of Conservation and the public generally.

Closing date of submissions

Written submissions must be received no later than 28 August 2009.

Further information

Further information is available on request from the LINZ contractor at the following address:

Mike Todd
Opus International Consultants Ltd,
P O Box 1482
Christchurch 8140
Phone: (03) 363 2742; Fax: (03) 365 7858
Email: mike.todd@opus.co.nz

Download a pdf version of the public advertisement of preliminary proposal (pdf 69KB).

You can find out more about Manahune, including reports, plans and general information on the review process.

Media enquiries: Dave Chowdhury, Land Information New Zealand, phone +64 4 496 5402, mobile +64 27 222 9566, email media@linz.govt.nz.