Details for the hui are: Whenua: Otonga 3 DATE: Saturday 16 August TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time) VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands Proposed resolution: The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
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These updates, made through the Māori Land Court Amendment Rules 2026, are designed to make it easier for Māori landowners and whānau to engage with the Court and have their matters dealt with efficiently and fairly.
Grounds for application: I am a party to a contract or arrangement relating to the proposed transfer; or I am the transferor/donor of the land or interest; or I am a trustee for a person entitled to the land or interest 3. Consultation with whānau I have consulted with my immediate whānau about this application; and There are no objections from my whānau 4.
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