Factsheet Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
• If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 129(1A).
• If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 129(1A).
New legislation allows Māori landowners to take action on water service issues that affect Māori land.
From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest.
Now, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show there is a sufficient degree of support for the proposal, and that sufficient notice of the proposal has been given.
These regulations only apply to Māori land blocks that do not have existing trustees or which are not vested in a Māori incorporation.
About the SILNA blocks Poraka SILNA Whakakapi o Hāwea-Wānaka Hāwea-Wānaka Substitute SILNA Block The Hāwea-Wānaka Substitute Block is identified in the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
We work with various other departments and agencies to support Māori landowners to connect with and realise their aspirations for their whenua.
We work with various other departments and agencies to support Māori landowners to connect with and realise their aspirations for their whenua.
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023. In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online.
By creating a free, culturally appropriate and safe process outside of a court sitting, landowners and other Court users can kōrero and wānanga about the dispute privately and come up with their own workable solutions.
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