Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsMāori freehold land is owned in common in unequal shares. This means that each owner owns each piece of the land in that share.
Māori freehold land is owned in common in unequal shares. This means that each owner owns each piece of the land in that share.
The English version has only 39 signatures – and those 39 rangatira had debated the meaning of the Māori text, before signing what they believed was te Tiriti.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Beneficial owners may attend the meeting by electronic means if the necessary technology is available.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Although it was all formerly Māori land, it has come into the Crown’s possession by a variety of means. As it happens, the Crown had already acquired a large part of what is today the national park before the allocation of the peaks to the government by the Native Land Court in September 1887.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Glossary of Terms ABSOLUTE Is used to describe ownership of land interests meaning that the interest(s) or share(s) are owned by the person.
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HOWEVER, THE COURT RETAINS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION AS TO THE TERMS OF ANY OCCUPATION ORDER. 3.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Definitions 7.6 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires: Act means Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Court means the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court. 8 Trust Property means property listed as Trust Property at the time the Trust was created and any further property which may in the future be acquired by the Trustees from any source for the purposes of the Trust.
Types of land ownership Tūturu Absolute Absolute ownership is where interest(s) or share(s) are owned by the person.
Third, what duties do the engaged owners owe to their fellow owners?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)