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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
16 10:15 AM AP-20240000007330 133/93 Tawhirimatea Te
Auripo Rewita
Williams
155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki
(GS5C/1477 section 1 SD Plan 7971) -
Change from General land to Māori
freehold land
17 10:15 AM AP-20240000007331 214/93,
219/93,
222/93,
220/93
Tawhirimatea Te
Auripo Rewita
Williams
155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki
(GS5C/1477 Section 1 SD Plan 7971) -
Constitute the Tawhiri and Kaa Williams
Whānau trust in resp...
Setting up an incorporation
Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation
need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of
shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
Entitlement to succession
Except where there is a will (see page
6), succession to Māori land and Māori
incorporation shares is dealt with as set out
in section 109 of the Act as follows:
• The surviving spouse 14 or civil union
partner is entitled to an interest until he
or she dies or remarries, provided that
there was no legal separation order 15 in
existence when his/her spouse or civil
union partner died.
FOR A FULL PARTITION:
• arrange for a surveyor to complete a land survey
• meet the requirements of the RMA
• obtain a valuation of the proposed partition and the
balance of the block.
15. A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Entitlement to succession
Except where there is a will (see page
6), succession to Māori land and Māori
incorporation shares is dealt with as set out
in section 109 of the Act as follows:
• The surviving spouse 14 or civil union
partner is entitled to an interest until he
or she dies or remarries, provided that
there was no legal separation order 15 in
existence when his/her spouse or civil
union partner died.
The survey is anonymous and whilst subject to Official Information Act requests, your responses and personal information will remain confidential.
The survey has 15 questions and should take around five to ten minutes to complete.
Mā te Kooti
e tuku atu āna whakatau 15 ki te kaporeihana.
Ka whakatauria te Kōmiti Kaitiaki, ka
whakurua atu ngā hea ki te rēhita, ka tonoa
atu he pānui ki ngā mema kaitiaki āhea ngā
hui tāngata whai pānga.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Registered User Guide
Date produced: 15 August 2023
Last modified: 13 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Registered User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
• Save and return to your incomplete applications
• Track progress on your applications
• Pay filing fees
• Submit enquiries
• Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries from the court
•...
Engari kia kotahi anō te
tirohanga tātari i roto i te rua tau.
15
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Te whakamutu i te tiaki whenua
E āhei ana ngā tāngata whai pānga o te tiaki
whenua ki te whakamutu, ki te whakakapi
i te tiaki whenua, ki te kukume mai rānei i
ngā hea kua tukua e ia ki te tiaki whenua
ā-whānau.