Crown-
owned land is, in effect, state-owned land.
3 An area of land reserved for a special
purpose when land is subdivided.
4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a
common ancestor.
5 A document prepared and signed by a court,
to give effect to a decision of a judge of
that court.
6 A person bound to deal with property
on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Contents
Mihi ii
Foreword iv
by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell
Foreword v
by the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, Wilson Isaac
Foreword vi
by the Secretary for Justice, Andrew Bridgman
Acknowledgements vii
Section 1 10
Historical Foundations of the Court 1862-1890s
“Ōku waewae kāinga”
Section 2 46
The Evolution of the Court in the 20th Century
“Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua”
Section 3 84
Leadership of the Court 19...
Nā reira, ko
ngā whenua o te Karauna, he whenua nō te
rangatira whai mana.
3 He pito whenua kua whakawehea, ā, kua
whakatahatia mō tētahi kaupapa motuhake.
4 He hapū, he whānau rānei e hono ana ki te
tipuna kotahi.
5 He pepa kua whakaritea, ā, kua hainatia e
te kooti hei whakamana i te whakahau a te
kaiwhakawā o taua kooti.
6 He tangata kua tohua hei māngai whenua
mō ngā kaipupuri, ngā kaiwhiwhi hua rānei.
Kāhore tētahi e āhei ana ki te pōti mō ngā
hea o te rangatira kaipupuri whenua kua
mate, kia oti rā anō te whiwhinga mana
tuku. Engari anō tētahi 3 kaitohatoha, kua
tohua nei e te Kooti Teitei 4 hei kaitohatoha,
ka āhei ki te pōti i te taunga 5 hea, ki te
kaitohatoha kaiwhakahaere.
Footnotes
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Title1 reconstruction and
improvement
Section 288 of the act sets out the matters
to be considered by the Māori Land
court for partition 2, amalgamation 3, and
aggregation 4 applications. in each case, the
opinion of the owners or shareholders must
be taken into account.
Poutūterangi 2010
Nā Adrian Heke te whakaahua
2
Taitara 1 hanga tuarua me
te whakahou
Kei te wāhanga 288 o te Ture e whakatakoto
ana ngā take hei titiro mā te Kooti Whenua
Māori e pā ana ki te tono whakawehe 2,
whakahono 3, me te whakakotahi 4.
For
information about granting confirmation
of an instrument of alienation 1 or about
transfers of whole blocks of Māori land,
please contact a Māori Land Court office
(see page 6 for your nearest office).
2
Use of vesting orders
Except when Māori land 2 is vested 3 in a
Māori incorporation 4, Māori land shares can
only be transferred by a vesting order 5 made
by the Māori Land Court.
See Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
2. The traditional Māori tribal hierarchy and social order made up of hapū (kin
groups) and whānau (family groups), having a founding ancestor and territorial
(tribal) boundaries.
3.
A claim or liability attached to property, for example a lease, a mortgage or a
charge.
2. When the High Court confirms the appointment of an executor to administer the
will of a deceased person, the authority for that person to act is given in a grant of
probate.
3.