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Apply online Download the application form Subdivision
A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if:
all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust)
all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees)
the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation)
the new titles, issued by Land Information New Zea...
The order will be written up in the Court title records if it
affects land, and sent to every person who has to act on it,
for example, to the Māori trustee if they’ve been ordered to
pay money they’re holding, or a Māori incorporation5 if the
order affects shares in that incorporation.
Rehearings
Sometimes more evidence is discovered immediately after
the hearing or, when you receive the minutes, you might
find that what you thought you had said wasn’t correctly
recorded and has...
Contents:
Applications for hearing in OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU 2023:
2 - 10 Te Rohe o Aotea
11 - 16 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti
17 - 27 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
28 - 31 Te Rohe o Täkitimu
32 - 35 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
36 - 47 Te Rohe o Waiariki
48 - 52 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
53 - 69 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
70 - 71 Chief Judge Applications To Be Heard
73 Te Kooti Whenua Mäori | Appendix
74 Notices
75 Information Services
76 - 77 Mäori La...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for inju...
With the focus of the recent review on increased productivity of land, let’s not forget the many trusts and incorporations that already do a great job and are success stories that have been celebrated this weekend.
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
A20230003230 214/93 Teena Mary McLaren Akitio Section 28B and other blocks - Constitute Ian
Ross McLaren and Hine Kirangi Power Whänau Trust
in respect of the interests of Hine Kirangi Power and
appoint Teena Mary Mclaren, Reid Mark Mclaren and
Craig Bruce Mclaren as trustees
A20230004083 86/93 Deputy Registrar Anthony Terei Peeti also known as George Peeti or
George Te Rei Peeti and Anthony Peeti - Amendment
of Court record for incorrect entr...