In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
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In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
In your application you’ll need to provide: written consents of the trustees written consents of the beneficiaries evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
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If you cannot remember the answers to your security questions, you will need to contact the Māori Land Court by email at MLCTeWaharoa@justice.govt.nz.
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If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a “charging order” to recover the excess amount paid.
If you file an application to the Māori Land Court or the Māori Appellate Court on or after 1 July 2025 , you will notice an increase in the fee you need to pay.
The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.
Kaikohe From: Kaikohe, at Ngawha Innovation & Enterprise Park, 5449A State Highway 12, Kaikohe 0405: 10:00AM, Tuesday, 15 July 2025 To: Kaikohe, at Ngawha Innovation & Enterprise Park, 5449A State Highway 12, Kaikohe 0405: 10:00AM, Tuesday, 29 July 2025 These changes have occurred due to the unavailability of Judge W W Isaac on the dates set out above This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a...
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