Vote Treaty Negotiations - Supplementary Estimates 2016/17

Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#

Annual and Permanent Appropriations#

Multi-Year Appropriations#

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations and Multi-Year Appropriation Forecasts#

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.2 - Trends in the Vote

Summary of Financial Activity

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses#

Property Portfolio Management (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation has decreased by $300,000 for 2016/17, due to the transfer of Landbank management functions to Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#

3.4 - Non-Departmental Other Expenses#

Agreed Payments for Foreshore and Seabed Deeds of Agreement (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve the settlement of Deeds of Agreement signed under the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, before it was repealed.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(ii) of the PFA, as additional performance information is unlikely to be informative because this appropriation is solely for Deeds of Agreement payments. Performance information relating to what is intended to be achieved with this expenditure is provided under the Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act multi-category appropriation, specifically the Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act category.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation has increased by $15.530 million for 2016/17, due to an expense transfer from 2015/16 for the expected final resolution and signing of the deed to amend with Ngati Porou.

Claimant Funding (M74)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has decreased by $2.803 million to $10.799 million for 2016/17, due to a $4.300 million transfer to the Multi-Category Appropriation Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act, to fund priority negotiations with certain groups in Tai Tokerau / Northland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Manawatu-Whanganui and Taranaki. This was partially offset by a $1.497 million transfer from 2015/16 to align funding with expected levels of claimant applications.

Contribution to Parihaka community engagement with the Crown support package (M74)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has increased by $150,000 to $450,000 for 2016/17 due to a transfer from 2015/16 to fund demands for contributions which are forecasted to occur in 2016/17.

Contribution toward Determining Customary Interests in the Marine and Coastal Area (M74)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has decreased by $12.705 million to $1.695 million for 2016/17, due to:

• a transfer of $9 million to Vote Finance relating to the claims of an Ahu Whenua Trust, and
• a transfer of $5 million to Vote Maori Development to fund development projects of the Parihaka community.

Offset by:

• a transfer of $1.295 million from 2015/16 to fund expected applications under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.

Crown Interest in Hauraki Crown Forest Licensed Land (M74)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve the purchase of a Crown share in the Crown Forest Licensed Land for historical Treaty of Waitangi settlements.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the PFA, as the amount of this annual appropriation for a non-departmental other expense is less than $5 million.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This is a new appropriation in 2016/17 for expenses arising from the Crown's participation in holding unsettled iwi's interests in the Hauraki Collective Crown forest licensed land.

Crown Interest in the Kaweka Gwavas Forestry Company Limited (M74)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve changes to allow the Crown to hold shares in Kaweka Gwavas Forestry Company Limited for historical Treaty of Waitangi settlements.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the PFA, as the amount of this annual appropriation for a non-departmental other expense is less than $5 million.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This is a new appropriation set up for the Crown's shareholding in Kaweka Gwavas Forestry Company Limited.

Part 4 - Details of Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act (M74)

Overarching Purpose Statement

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure

How Performance will be Assessed for this Appropriation

What is Intended to be Achieved with each Category and How Performance will be Assessed

Note 1 - Target updated to ensure consistency with results provided from NZIER.

Note 2 - The Office of Treaty Settlements work programme, which sets performance standards for this area has been revised. The standard for this performance measure has been revised to reflect the updated work programme.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

Policy Advice - Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act

The category has decreased by $21,000 to $1.339 million for 2016/17, due to the change to the capital charge rate from 8% to 7% for the first half of the year, and to 6% for the remaining financial year.

Representation - Waitangi Tribunal and Courts

The category has decreased by $28,000 to $2.045 million for 2016/17, due to the change to the capital charge rate from 8% to 7% for the first half of the year, and to 6% for the remaining financial year.

Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act

The category has increased by $6.828 million to $32.296 million for 2016/17, due to:

• an increase of $4.300 million owing to a transfer from the non-departmental other expense appropriation Claimant Funding to fund priority negotiations with certain groups in Tai Tokerau / Northland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Manawatu-Whanganui and Taranaki

• an increase of $1.200 million owing to a transfer from 2015/16 to fund negotiation expenses including contractor and legal expenses primarily relating to Ngapuhi negotiations, which are expected to be incurred in 2016/17
• an increase of $929,000 owing to a transfer from 2015/16 to fund survey costs relating to settlements expected to be incurred in 2016/17
• an increase of $491,000 funded from revenue received for employees seconded to other government agencies
• an increase of $200,000 owing to a transfer from 2015/16 to fund the development of a Marine and Coastal area (MACA) website that will facilitate MACA applications, which is forecasted to be completed in 2016/17
• an increase of $40,000 funded from costs recovered from other government agencies when notifying the public of the Crown's intention to dispose of surplus properties
• an increase of $40,000 funded from costs recovered from other government agencies for protection mechanism of surplus Crown properties, and
• an increase of $15,000 owing to a transfer from the departmental output expenses: Property Portfolio Management to fund Ministry overheads related to Treaty settlements.

Offset by:

• a decrease of $387,000 for 2016/17, due to the change to the capital charge rate from 8% to 7% for the first half of the year, and to 6% for the remaining financial year.