Factsheet Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
It also enables Māori landowners to seek a charging order if they have paid more than their share of water services charges on Māori freehold land held in multiple ownership.
It also enables Māori landowners to seek a charging order if they have paid more than their share of water services charges on Māori freehold land held in multiple ownership.
TRANSFERRING MĀORI LAND SHARES Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz People entitled to receive Māori land shares or interests Māori land shares can only be sold or gifted to certain people who belong to a group defined in the Act as the preferred classes of alienees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
I stress that a whānau trust is designed to manage specified shares in Māori land, it facilitates the bringing together of interests for the benefit of descendants and most importantly is a valuable tool to prevent ongoing fragmentation or, more correctly, fractionalisation of shares.
Succession is the legal transfer of land interests or shares from a person who has passed away (the deceased) to their descendants.
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...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
It is that responsibility, to ensure our lands are cared for so that they remain as kāinga for te iwi Māori, that we all share at the Māori Land Court, at Te Puni Kōkiri, at Te Tumu Paeroa and within the Waitangi Tribunal.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
an amalgamation can include general land 12 and Māori land. if it does, the resulting block will be Māori land.
an amalgamation can include general land 12 and Māori land. if it does, the resulting block will be Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
This is also a good opportunity to review the way your trust keeps and provides information. How can I find out more? If you have further questions, contact a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)