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The �nal question asked court users to describe a positive experience with the court:
46% praised sta� and judges for being friendly and professional.
9% reported no positive experiences - either because they had not yet attended a hearing or
had none to share.
51
7
20
48
12
30
23
4
16
6
Neither unhelpful
nor helpful
58, 27%
Very helpful
61, 28%
Helpful
47, 21%
Unhelpful
21, 10%
Very
unhelpful
24, 11%
Refuse to answer
2, 1%Don’t know
4, 2%
Don’t know
92, 42%
Very...
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Gender diverse
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5 WAS THE DECEASED AT THE TIME OF DEATH LEGALLY MARRIED OR IN A CIVIL UNION?
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land
Commercia...
Crown-
owned land is, in effect, state-owned land.
3 An area of land reserved for a special
purpose when land is subdivided.
4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a
common ancestor.
5 A document prepared and signed by a court,
to give effect to a decision of a judge of
that court.
6 A person bound to deal with property
on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
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5 WHAKAPAPA:
FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S PARENTS: Male Female Deceased
(a) Parent:
(b) Parent:
FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Male Female Deceased
(a)
(b)
(c)
(...
This makes the trust
order one of the most important documents for the trust, and
each trustee should have a copy and be familiar with it. Some
judges call it the trustees’ ‘job description’.
Other powers and limitations conferred on trustees by
legislation include:
• Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
• Trusts Act 2019
• Income Tax Act 2007
• Resource Management Act 1991
• Charitable Trusts Act 1957
• Charities Act 2005.
9.
a minority of landowners with a majority
shareholding don’t automatically overrule a
majority of landowners owning a minority
shareholding. The Judge will need to hear
all parties and will decide from the evidence
and the act which view should prevail.
a minority of landowners with a majority
shareholding don’t automatically overrule a
majority of landowners owning a minority
shareholding. The Judge will need to hear
all parties and will decide from the evidence
and the act which view should prevail.
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas. Download the resource here.
