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Sensitive Land
In some cases, land will be residential, but also sensitive for another reason, such as adjoining water or next to a lake or reserve. In those cases, the complexity and cost involved is greatly increased, along with tests requiring the knowledge of a specialist property lawyer (see Applying for consent to purchase New Zealand assets).
Table 1Land is sensitive if it is or includes a type of land listed in Table 1 and that type exceeds the area threshold.
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Table 2
Land is sensitive if it adjoins a type of land listed in Table 2 and exceeds the area threshold.
Description | Threshold |
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Foreshore | 0.2 ha |
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Bed of a lake | 0.4 ha |
Land held for conservation purposes under the Conservation Act 1987 (if that conservation land exceeds 0.4 hectares in area) | 0.4 ha |
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Any scientific, scenic, historic, or nature reserve under the Reserves Act 1977 that is administered by the Department of Conservation and that exceeds 0.4 hectares in area | 0.4 ha |
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Any regional park created under the Local Government Act 1974 | 0.4 ha |
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Land that is listed, or in a class listed, as a reserve, a public park, or other sensitive area by the regulator under section 37 | 0.4 ha |
Land that adjoins the sea or a lake and exceeds 0.4 hectares and is 1 of the following types of land:
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0.4 ha |
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Land over 0.4 hectares that is subject to a heritage order, or a requirement for a heritage order, under the Resource Management Act 1991 or by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 | 0.4 ha |
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Land over 0.4 hectares that includes a historic place, historic area, wahi tapu, or wahi tapu area that is registered or for which there is an application or proposal for registration under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 | 0.4 ha |
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