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.
(Regulation 7 Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013). Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.
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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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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.
Judges Savage and Harvey On 24 February 2023, the Māori Land Court held a special sitting in Waiariki to recognise the retirement of his Honour Judge Patrick Savage from the Māori Land Court, and the departure of the Honourable Justice Dr Layne Harvey from the Māori Land Court to the High Court bench.
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