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In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state. However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.
All applications were migrated to Pātaka Whenua and given a new
application reference number. Accordingly, some applications appear with both the Pātaka Whenua
application reference and the MLIS reference number.
Conflicts of interest arise in a number of different situations. Judges should be alert to
any appearance of bias arising out of connections with litigants, witnesses or their legal
advisors, and should always inform the parties of facts that might reasonably give rise to
a perception of bias or conflict of interest.
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After submitting the application, a green banner will confirm the submission and provide you with
your application reference number.
The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
Whakauru atu ki ngā mōhiohio paraka mā te whakamahi i te Rapu
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Ina whakaaturia te paraka tika ki te wāhi Search results, pāwhiria te Block ID number kia haere
koe ki te whārangi mōhiohio paraka.
All applications were migrated to Pātaka Whenua and given a new
application reference number. Accordingly, some applications appear with both the Pātaka Whenua
application reference and the MLIS reference number.