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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
July 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 13th of May 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
This brought the Māori Land Court record into the computer age with details of Māori land blocks and their owners being accessible nationwide, without owners having to travel to the Māori Land Court where the land was located to get information.
The failure to do so is a breach of the duty to be active.
3. While the Trust Land and Trust Property is to be held and used for the benefit of the Beneficial
Owners, the Beneficial Owners are not the legal owners and they have no right (legal or
otherwise) to instruct the Trustees how to manage and deal with Trust Land and Trust Property.
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While the land and any other property vested in the trust is held and used for the benefit of the beneficial
owners, the beneficial owners are not the legal owners.
