ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz
OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
After 18 months of hearings in Rotorua, 15 applications concerning the administration and utilisation of Utuhina No.3H No’s 2 & 3 Subdivision F will shortly be completed. The major ownership of the land (which has an area of 1.4011 ha situated in Whittaker Road, Rotorua) has been held since 1968 in a long-term testamentary trust for eight of the testator’s children and their descendants.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry report A recent Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (‘MAF’) report assessed the current state and future potential of Māori freehold land.1 Significantly, the majority of the recommendations made in the report concern the skills and knowledge capability of governance and management.
In general, however, we can be satisfied that the work completed has been of assistance to the majority of owners. As a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed.
The rep for the Chief Justice of Pakistan made the comment that their judiciary has made a major move this year in that they now publish their decisions.
