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The Court recognises
that land is a taonga tuku iho of special
significance to Māori, and for that reason, its
primary objective is to promote and assist in
the retention of Māori land in the hands of its
owners and the effective use, management and
development of that land by its owners.
Step 7
Once you open the document information page, you will find several different sections including:
• document name and ID details,
• list of the document indexes,
• and the originated documents list.
You
should send it to the office for the district in which the land is
situated. See the back page of this factsheet for the address
or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
Application fees
To find out how much your application will cost, talk to a staff
member at an MLC office or go online to maorilandcourt.
govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms
Simple and uncontested applications
Succession and trust applications that are uncomplicated
and unop...
In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded
the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they
wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and
other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.
fair and durable resolution tatūtanga mau roa, tōkeke hoki
filing / file whakatakotohia
final recommendation tūtohunga whakamutunga
financials tuhinga pūtea
finding of fact otinga mō ngā meka
finding otinga / kitenga
fragmentation whakawehewehe
function āheinga
funds pūtea
gifted takohatia
give appropriate weight tuku whakaarotanga e tika ana
grant (as in application) whakamana
general land whenua tianara
whenua tukupū
grant leave (to appea...
Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by
freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the landand determined the
beneficial owners to that land).
Aorere – Accretion, determination of status, andownership of land
Judge Sarah Reeves & Sophie Hursthouse
Introduction
In 2017, an application to the Court was made by Ropata Taylor seeking determination
of status andownership of land situated in the township of Collingwood, Golden Bay.1
The land had no current title and was significantly affected by both accretion and
erosion.