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The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
Important Note: If an undivided interest in land i.e. shares in a block is being transferred, section 148 of the Act requires the transferee to be a member of
the preferred classes of alienees which comprise –
• A child or remoter issue of the transferor.
• Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land.
• An owner in the land who is a member of the hapü associated with the land.
• A trustee of a person belonging to 1 to 3 above.
• A de...
The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow
the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being
succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to
a land interest.
Access to Māori land was generally considered when the title of the land was originally issued and in many cases:
a roadway would have been created to give access to the land
there may have already been a public or private roadway servicing the land, or
a right of way to access land, across a neighbouring property, may have been put in place.
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
Please provide an address if this venue is not a Māori Land Court location.
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications may be lodged in the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
118 Tairawhiti MB 60
MAORI LAND COURT
Place Gishorne
Present C L Fox Acting Chief Judge
A Nyman Clerk of the Court
D Kennedy Court assistant
Date 4 May 2023
Panui No SP1 Application No A20230008312
Subject Appointment of Maon Trustee as Agent to assess damage from Cyclone
Gabrielle
Legislation Section 183(6)(f) and (h) Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Also Greg Shaw (Te Tumu Paeroa) Martin Eadie (Te Tumu Paeroa)
Present
Detallsof the applicant are as follows
Applicant Address
Maor Tru...
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court
nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.
