TAIRĀWHITI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Tairāwhiti Address 37 Gladstone Road Mailing address DX Box: PX10106, Gisborne Phone 06 869 0370 Email mcltairawhiti@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The following special sitting wil...
Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
This makes owner-driven utilisation of the land problematic.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Conclusion Setting aside land for a new urupā is a significant undertaking for the beneficial owners of the land.
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Benefits Descendants are involved as owners of the land and exercise their voting rights sooner.
This land is held in accordance with tikanga Māori, and unlike Māori freehold land, and there are no ‘legal owners’ of Māori customary land.
Notice concerning facilitated meetings to Discuss the mouri tūroa project TAKE NOTICE that meetings of owners of the following blocks will be held as follows: Whakaihuwaka C3B1 AND Whakaihuwaka C3B2 PLACE: Ngā Tāngata Tiaki Office, 357 Victoria Avenue, Whanganui 4500 DATE: Saturday 23rd September 2023 TIME: 10:00 AM Te Tuhi 4C1D1, Te Tuhi 4C1D2, Te Tuhi 4C1D3 Te Tuhi 4C1D4 AND Te Tuhi 4C1D5 PLACE: Ngā Tāngata Tiaki Office, 357 Victoria Avenue, Whanganui 4500 DATE: Satur...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
It’s not about the backlog, rather it’s the impact that the delays have had on Māori land owners, their whanau and their hapū, as ultimately justice delayed is justice denied.
To date, the Court has determined the successors of 125 original owners and are now seeking whakapapa information for the remaining owners from around 1895 who have not yet been succeeded to.
