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
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
...dated 6/11/1984, 208 Rotorua MB
208 dated 8/11/1985 and 328
Rotorua MB 50-51 dated 7/8/2008 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20240000000858 45/93 Bernadette Oriana Birch CJ 2024/9 - Hapanga A and Hapanga
B blocks and partition orders made
at 17A Hokianga MB 265 on
7/7/1943 - Application to the Chief
Judge
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AP-20240000000871 45/93 Arnold Thomas Gurau, William
Thomas Castle
CJ 2024/6 - Waitakaruru 1A 1B 2C
and D1 block and the vesting order
made at 104 Hauraki MB 228...
...dated 6/11/1984, 208 Rotorua MB
208 dated 8/11/1985 and 328
Rotorua MB 50-51 dated 7/8/2008 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20240000000858 45/93 Bernadette Oriana Birch CJ 2024/9 - Hapanga A and Hapanga
B blocks and partition orders made
at 17A Hokianga MB 265 on
7/7/1943 - Application to the Chief
Judge
24
AP-20240000000871 45/93 Arnold Thomas Gurau, William
Thomas Castle
CJ 2024/6 - Waitakaruru 1A 1B 2C
and D1 block and the vesting order
made at 104 Hauraki MB 228...
The Māori Land Court can make succession
orders for:
• any interest in Māori land
• any freehold interest owned by a Māori in
general land 7 (but only on application by
a personal representative 8 appointed by
the High Court)
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• any leasehold interest in a registered
cross lease 9 over Māori land
• money held by the Māori Trustee (or
any other agent, trustee 10, or Māori
incorporation) for the deceased derived
from Māori land
• interests in Tītī Islands (see page 8)
• in...
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land
are generally owned by people connected
to each other and to the land through kin
groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to
preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts
the type of people to whom land can be sold
or gifted.
Share certificates
On request, the Māori incorporation
can provide to any shareholder a share
certificate that shows the number of shares
held by that shareholder at the date on
which the certificate is issued.
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8 Section 4 of the Act lists the preferred
classes of alienees in relation to any
alienation.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land
are generally owned by people connected
to each other and to the land through kin
groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to
preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts
the type of people to whom land can be sold
or gifted.