The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the following hui.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP18 10:00 AM AP-20230000024997 19/93 173/93 Jacinda Flavell Whakapoungakau 7A Māori Reservation - Injunction and Summon a meeting of owners to replace trustees SP19 10:00 AM AP-20230000033073 173/93 Kereama Pene Whakapoungakau No.7B No.2 block - Summon a meeting of owners to appoint new trustees WAIARIKI PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/7.-Special-Waiariki-2-December-2024.pdf (138 kb)
Indeed, the owners all accept that I must resolve the issue in this instance” Tikanga Māori is defined in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Māori Land Act) as “Māori Customary rights and values”.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
TAKE NOTICE that Philip Seymour has made application to the Māori Land Court at Te Waipounamu for a meeting of assembled owners seeking a partition of the Otonga 3 block.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Otonga-3-hui-panui-update.pdf (215 kb)
Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Read the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (263 kb)
If an owner of Māori freehold land with many owners has paid more than their share of water services charges, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a ‘charging order’ under section 99 to recover the excess amount paid.
This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.
