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Recently, the Law Commission published a paper titled The Legal Framework for Burial and Cremation in New Zealand: A First Principles Review (NZLC IP34, 2013).

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The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice, so any media enquiries must go through the Ministry's media centre.

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Prior to joining the Ministry of Justice, Steve was a leader of IT Teams at the Ministry of Social Development and worked as an IT professional within the private sector before joining the public sector.

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  Internet Banking If you live in New Zealand Account name: Ministry of Justice Bank Name: Westpac New Zealand Branch: Wellington Bank Account: 03-0049-0001063-00 Reference: Particulars:  Applicant's initial & surname Code:             Application type (section of the Act) Reference:   District reference number* If you live overseas: Entity Name: Ministry of Justice Entity Address: The

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ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU November | Noema 2025 Contents Applications for hearing in November | Noema 2025 2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section 7 – 36 Te Rohe o Aotea 37 – 51 Te Rohe…

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)

Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)

TITLE ORDERS Refers to any order that affects the title of the block.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | Maori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 11/1975 Exercise jurisdiction over ngā taonga tūturu 112/93 Transmitting Interests to Administrator 113/93 Determining persons entitled to succeed 113A/93 Simple and Uncontested 115/93 Determination of Whāngai of a Deceased Owner 117/93 Succession where Grant of Administration 118/93 Succession where No Grant of Admini...

Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | Maori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 11/1975 Exercise jurisdiction over ngā taonga tūturu 112/93 Transmitting Interests to Administrator 113/93 Determining persons entitled to succeed 113A/93 Simple and Uncontested 115/93 Determination of Whāngai of a Deceased Owner 117/93 Succession where Grant of Administration 118/93 Succession where No Grant of Admini...

Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

The order will be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and sent to every person who has to act on it, for example, to the Māori trustee if they’ve been ordered to pay money they’re holding, or a Māori incorporation5 if the order affects shares in that incorporation.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)