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Māori Land Court Current rate (inc
GST)
New rate
(inc GST)
Filing an application in respect of the following:
(a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other
injury to Māori freehold land
(b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt,
demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land
(c...
It is a time to take
stock and reset for the year ahead. We were hon-
oured to be guided through this process on 10 July
2023 by iwi whatukura from around the seven dis-
tricts of the Māori Land Court who undertook a
virtual karakia for the land and waters of Aotearoa
and Te Waipounamu, for the people of the land
andfor all of us who work for Māori landowners.
The actual content of the trust order may differ depending on
your circumstances and you may customise this example to best fit any terms of trust you
have set for your trust.
2.
The Deed of Settlement did not specify a deadline for completion of the identification phase and the work was not prioritised over and above the business as usual work of the Māori Land Court.
Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trustand the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and un...
All rights reserved.
Father and son, Phil (left) and Jayden Hokianga, standing on their ancestral
whenua managed by Matuaokore Ahu Whenua Trust on Kaitī Hill, near Gisborne.
Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trustand the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and un...
Preparation of a submission
The application will be assigned to a case
manager who will check the Court records
of the land or person involved and prepare a
summary of evidence for the Court.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 76 10:00 AM AP-20250000008531 19/93 Wayne
Bernard
Savage
Lot 39A Sec. 2B No. 2B No. 2A
Parish of Matata - Injunction against
any person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
(Respondents: Matata 39A2B2B2A
Ahu Whenua Trust)
SP 77 10:00 AM AP-20250000009798 19(ba)(i)/93
20(d)/93
79/93
Savage Farm
Trust
Lot 39A Sec. 2B No. 2B No. 2A
Parish of Matata - Injunction...
The benefits of a hapū partition are:
no consent is needed under the Resource Management Act 1991 , and
there’s no requirement for land contributions for roads, reserves, or public use or access.