Other acts and legislation
We hear applications relating to Māori freehold land under select Acts, or parts of them, including:
Property Law Act 2007
Family Protection Act 1955
Government Roading Powers Act 1989
Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Local Government Act 1974.
The framework measures breaches of
tikanga that require certain action to be taken in order to resolve the matter.
56 Ibid
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KAITIAKITANGA
Kaitiakitanga means the exercise of guardianship by the tangata whenua (the home people) of an area
in accordance with tikanga Māori in relation to natural and physical resources, includes the ethic of
stewardship.57
Kaitiakitanga is also an obligation on those who have mana to act unselfishly, with right mind and heart
and wi...
The major ownership of the land (which has an area of 1.4011 ha situated in Whittaker Road, Rotorua) has been held since 1968 in a long-term testamentary trust for eight of the testator’s children and their descendants.
An unusual photo-op for Judge Armstrong with students from National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan
20 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 2025
Applications
created
Applications
completed
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on hand
Hearings
completed
1,012 478 2,691 854
[Waikato-Maniapoto]
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previous year
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previous year
+39% +23% +28% +17%
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(+398) (+109) (+742) (+147)
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For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
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Application for exemption from filing a special valuation under Section 158 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (if
applicable) and a copy of roll valuation
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located
TAITOKERAU
Level 1
16 Rathbone Street
WHANGĀREI
DX Box AX10086
WHANGĀREI
PH: (09) 983 9940
mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
TAITOKER...
