Alienation involves an alienee (the person
who purchases or receives the interest in the
land), and an alienor (the person who sells or
parts with the interest in the land).
2 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori
Land Court has determined by freehold order
(that is, the Court has created a title for the
land and determined the beneficial owners
to that land).
Alienation involves an alienee (the person
who purchases or receives the interest in the
land), and an alienor (the person who sells or
parts with the interest in the land).
2 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori
Land Court has determined by freehold order
(that is, the Court has created a title for the
land and determined the beneficial owners
to that land).
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
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Howard Rawiri
Allotment 20 Parish of Waiheke – To
determine whether a person is a
member of a class of persons who
are or will be beneficial owners of, or
beneficiaries of a trust whose
trustees are owners of, land that is or
will become Māori freehold land..
Persons bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee
for the land is registered against the title.
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.
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.
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.