This practice note applies to the appointment, engagement and payment of the fees of
any lawyer1 per ss 70(3), 98(3) and 98(9)(c) of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993 (Act) out
of the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund (Special Aid Fund).
2.
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A partition divides an existing Māori land block into new, separate blocks. Partition applications are
covered under Part 14 of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993 (sections 285-306) and Part 13 of the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Knowledge of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993
Describe your understanding of the purpose and principles of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993 and
the role of Te Kooti Whenua Māori under that Act.
The legislation which enables us to perform our role is Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993. The Act recognises
the importance of whenua Māori as taonga-tuku-iho - of special significance to Māori passed down through
generations.
Letters and
Jounrlas, 1841-1854, MS 2053-2054, Nelson Provincial Museum, p 222.
9 Helen Murdoch, “Māori Mull Land Options” Nelson Mail, 19 July 2012.
10 When Te Tau Ihu Māori agreed to the settlement of Nelson, it was subject to two important
conditions, one of which was that one-tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would
be reserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the families of the customary landowners and their
descendants.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000001304 19/93 The Proprietors
of Pipiriki
Township
Incorporation
The Proprietors of Pipiriki Township
No 1 and Other Blocks - Injunction
against any person in respect of any
actual threatened trespass or other
injury to any Māori land or MāoriReservation (Respondent: Andrew
Cripps (aka Jay Cripps)
At Whanganui | Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui
Via Zoom – Meeting I...
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