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Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori
Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.
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Manatōpū MāoriMāori incorporation
A Māori incorporation has a structure like a company and can be set up over any Māori land.
E mārama ana Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te hononga motuhake a te Māori ki
te whenua, nā reira kei te puritia e tēnei kooti
ngā kōrero kāmehameha e pā ana ki ngā
whakapapa o ngā Māori katoa.
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Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 31 May 2022
Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011
A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rihitia Totorewa 1.
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Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 31 May 2022
Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011
A20160006045 26/10/2016 CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or Peneti - and orders made at 117 WP 96 (2 June 1949) - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt 1.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways...
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by:
the sole owner of a Māori land block
all the owners of a Māori land block acting together
the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or
a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
The Māori Land Court is one of the oldest courts in
New Zealand and the work it does is central to the fabric of the Māori
community, and the Māori economy.”
I whiwhi ahau i tētahi whakatau, whakataunga whakamutunga rānei…
I received a final decision or determination…
If you wish to appeal against a final decision or determination of the Māori Land Court, you can apply to the Māori Appellate Court to under section 58 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act.
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.