Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
That number will change as life interests terminate, interests are consolidated into trusts, and applications for succession are filed with the Court.
That number will change as life interests terminate, interests are consolidated into trusts, and applications for succession are filed with the Court.
Please include as much information as possible in your enquiry. Names of whānau, trusts, and whenua and related documents make it easier for us to complete research and provide a quality response.
written consent from owners (and trustees, if the land is held in an ahu whenua trust) written objections (if any) from the owners valuations of the current block and the proposed new blocks.
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This may arise out of beneficial interests in a trust or incorporation, current commercial or business activities, financial investments (including shareholding in public or private companies), or membership or involvement with educational, charitable or other community organisations that may be interested in the litigation.
The extent to which they are included depends on: • whether they are related by blood to the deceased • their connection to the whenua • the tikanga of the relevant iwi or hapū Payment of funds Section 242 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 If money is being held on behalf of the deceased by a trust or incorporation, the Court can make an order for the payment of those funds to the people determined entitled under the succession application.
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Apply online Download the application form Subdivision A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if: all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust) all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees) the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation) the new titles, issued by Land Information New Zealand (L...