Craigroy Tenure Review - Notice of Preliminary Proposal

11 September 2009: Public notice

Public submissions are being sought on the Preliminary Proposal for the Craigroy Pastoral Lease tenure review. Submissions close 5pm Monday 30 November 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 Pioneer Generation Limited, as lessee of Craigroy pastoral lease.

Legal description of land concerned

Pastoral lease land:

Run 339B being all the land contained in Instrument of title OT386/130 (Otago Land Registry) comprising 4432.4586 hectares more or less.

Reserve land:

Section 4 Block I Nevis Survey District, comprising 1.7149 hectares.

Unused Crown land:

Crown land adjacent to Run 339B and situated in Block III, Nevis Survey District comprising 10 hectares approximately.

Conservation land:

Pt section 1 Block I Nevis Survey District, comprising 1.6483 hectares.

General description of the proposal

1. 190 ha (approximately) to be designated as land to be restored to or retained in Crown control under section 35(2)(b)(ii) Crown Pastoral Land Act (CPLA) 1998, as scenic reserve subject to a grazing concession.

Qualified Designation:
(a) The granting of a grazing concession to Pioneer Generation Limited under section 36(1)(a) CPLA.

2. 810 ha (approximately) to be designated as land to be restored to or retained in Crown control under section 35(2)(b)(i) CPLA, as conservation area subject to a recreation concession, a grazing concession, the continuation in force of an existing easement for the conveyance of water, and deemed permits for taking of water

Qualified Designations:
(a) The granting of a recreation concession to Robert William Brown and Sandra Louise Brown under section 36(1)(a) CPLA.
(b) The granting of a grazing concession to Pioneer Generation Limited under section 36(1)(a) CPLA.
(c) The continuation in force of an existing easement under section 36(3)(c) CPLA in favour of Carrick Irrigation Company embodied in Memorial 5273979.1
(d) The continuation in force of an existing deemed permit under section 36(3)(c) CPLA granted by The Otago Regional Council to Carrick Irrigation Company for the taking of water under consent 2202.4481

3. 3442 ha (approximately) to be designated as land to be disposed of by freehold disposal to the holder under section 35(3), of the CPLA, subject to Part IVA Conservation 1987 Act, Section 11 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991. This designation is subject to:

Protective Mechanism:
(a) A landscape protection covenant over the entire proposed freehold land under Sections 40(1)(b), 40(2)(a) and 40(2)(b) of the CPLA for the purpose of landscape protection.

Qualified Designation:
(b) An easement in gross under Section 36(3)(b) CPLA to provide public foot, or on or accompanied by horses and mountain bike and for conservation management access.

4. 1.72 hectares approximately to be designated as land to be disposed of by way of exchange for R1(Scenic), to Pioneer Generation Limited under section 38(1)(c) of the CPLA, subject to Part IVA Conservation 1987 Act, Section 11 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991. This designation is subject to:

Protective Mechanism:
(a) An easement under Sections 40 (1)(b) and 40(2)(c) CPLA to provide public foot, or on or accompanied by horses and mountain bike and for conservation management access.

5. 1.65 hectares approximately to be designated as land to be disposed of by way of exchange for CA1, to Pioneer Generation Limited under section 37(1)(c) of the CPLA, subject to Part IVA Conservation 1987 Act, Section 11 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991.

Further information including a copy of the plan, landscape covenant and easement documents, is available on request from the Commissioner’s contractor at the following address:

Darroch Valuations
P O Box 215
DUNEDIN
Ph: (03) 479-3653
Fax: (03) 474-0389
Email: david.paterson@darrochvaluations.co.nz

Inspections

Any person wishing to inspect the property is advised to contact the Commissioner’s contractor in the first instance on phone number (03) 479-3653.

Submissions

Any person or organisation may send a written submission on the above proposal to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, C/- Darroch Valuations 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 and contractor, the Department of Conservation and the public generally.

Statement from Commissioner of Crown Lands

The Commissioner will not consider any submissions which discuss the possible future use of any part of the land for the generation of electricity from the Nevis River. The bed of the Nevis River is Crown land and not part of the proposal. The purpose of submissions is to allow interested parties an opportunity to comment on whether the proposal achieves the objects of Part 2 of the Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998. Any submissions, or parts of submissions, which discuss use of the Nevis River for hydro-electric development will be treated as invalid. D J Gullen Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Closing date of submissions

Written submissions must be received by the Commissioner’s contractor no later than 5pm Monday 30 November 2009.

Further information

Download a pdf version of the public advertisement of preliminary proposal (pdf 45KB).

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

Media enquiries: Brad Young, Land Information New Zealand, phone +64 4 460 0147, mobile +64 27 277 1267 , email media@linz.govt.nz.