The Māori Land Court (formerly the Native Land Court) has existed since 1865 and the Māori Appellate Court (formerly the Native Appellate Court) since 1894.
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It is the Native Land Court (it became the ‘Māori’ Land Court in 1947) which has been a constant factor, and it is the Court which gives the subject of Māori land law its coherence and thematic unity.
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File the application at the Māori Land court office in the district where the land is located. 11 The Māori Land Court will contact you.
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File the application at the Māori Land court office in the district where the land is located. 11 The Māori Land Court will contact you.
The Māori incorporation may ask the Court to declare additional land to be corpus 11 land instead of investment land.
The Māori incorporation may ask the Court to declare additional land to be corpus 11 land instead of investment land.
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(Regulation 7 Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013). Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.
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Assets the Māori Land Court deals with In most cases, succession applications can be dealt with by the Māori Land Court.
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Assets the Māori Land Court deals with In most cases, succession applications can be dealt with by the Māori Land Court.
If there are no engaged owners at all, this provision cannot be satisfied and the Court cannot vest the land in trustees. The land simply languishes.
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