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Legislative changes affecting incorporations
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Register of interest and annual declaration
Māori incorporations must establish and maintain an interests
register for the Māori land held by the incorporation.
The register will record, for each member of the management
committee: details of member’s interest in the Māori freehold
land incorporated; the dealings in the interests by the
member; and declarations made by
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a
Māori Land Court judge.
Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple
and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land
Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to
be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
Use this form to file an appeal against a final decision or determination of the Māori Land Court.
An appeal under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 may only be lodged within 2 months from the date of the
decision or determination, unless accompanied by an application seeking leave to appeal out of time on Form 1.
Step 1
1.1 After logging into Pātaka Whenua as a registered user, on the left side click “Search” then “Block” – this will
take you to the Block Search
1.2 In the “Block Name” field, start typing the name of the block.
Te Puna Manawa Whenua is written by Māori Land Court judges. It is overseen by a judicial editing komiti, comprised of Māori Land Court judges, supported by legal research counsel from the Māori Land Court.
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 appear) tuk...
