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Although this will require time, effort, and patience, it is important to have support from other owners before submitting an application. The judge will always consider the wellbeing of the whenua and other owners when making a decision.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

  External link Māori Assembled Owners Regulations 1995 Sets out the rules on how a meeting of owners of Māori land must be held, how it is recorded and how the outcomes are reported.

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To date, the Court has determined the successors of 125 original owners and are now seeking whakapapa information for the remaining owners from around 1895 who have not yet been succeeded to.

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(e) As soon as reasonably practicable after the house is established on the Site, the Occupier shall apply to the Māori Land Court pursuant to section 18(1)(a) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 for an order determining that the house is owned by the Occupier.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)

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.

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It’s not about the backlog, rather it’s the impact that the delays have had on Māori land owners, their whanau and their hapū, as ultimately justice delayed is justice denied.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

The challenge now is to develop a robust and consistent framework, so that those owners of Māori Land who seek genuine resolution can use this service and avoid determinations that result in a winner and loser.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

The challenge now is to develop a robust and consistent framework, so that those owners of Māori Land who seek genuine resolution can use this service and avoid determinations that result in a winner and loser.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

General powers of Trustees 1.3 The Trustees have the following general powers: (a) all the powers necessary to manage the Trust Property including, in relation to the Trust Property, all the powers of an absolute owner of the property; and (b) all the powers necessary to carry out the terms of the Trust, including powers incidental to those in paragraph (a).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)

The Court may approve hourly rates that are higher than the hourly rates paid by Legal Aid Services for appearances before the Waitangi Tribunal. 14. In determining the fees for a lawyer appointed by the Court’s own motion or for an uplift in the hourly rate for appointments on applications by parties, subject to the overriding discretion of the Judge, the Court will take into account the factors outlined above and any other relevant factors. 15.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)