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APPLICATION
SEEKING MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 98(3) or 98(9)
Form 53
Rule 16.1(3)
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5. Has a lawyer already completed work on this matter?
This does not
mean a trustee must treat all beneficiaries equally, but all
beneficiaries must be treated in accordance with the terms of
the trust.
5. Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust.
Before
6 February 2021
Whānau are discouraged from building papakāinga housing
on marae and other Māori reservations because an occupation
license may only be granted by trustees for up to 14 years,
with no right of renewal.
From
6 February 2021
Occupation licenses for papakāinga housing can be granted
for more than 14 years, with a right of renewal.
Previously, leases and occupation licenses could only be
issued up to 14 years, a timeframe that made it difficult to
get finance to build on Māori reservation land.
There are two types of grant:
(a) Where a person dies leaving a valid will,
a grant of probate may be made to the
executor/s named in the will (although
in rare cases, formal administration may
be granted to someone other than the
named executors).
(b) Where a person dies intestate
(without a will), a grant of letters of
administration is obtained.
5 The administrator/s are responsible for
ensuring that these assets are transferred to
those entitled to t...
Engari anō tētahi 3 kaitohatoha, kua
tohua nei e te Kooti Teitei 4 hei kaitohatoha,
ka āhei ki te pōti i te taunga 5 hea, ki te
kaitohatoha kaiwhakahaere.
Māori
land is deemed to be held “in common”
unless otherwise determined by the Court.
5
4
instance, they may own block a and also
have an interest in block B.
Kaitiaki
Mēnā he whenua tuku ki te kaitiaki, ā,
mēnā ka whakaaehia e te tono kaitiaki 14,
ka āhei ngā kaitiaki ki te whirihwiri kaupapa
whakangāwari ki waenga i ērā e hiahia
ana.
Contracts
are usually written, but a spoken agreement
can also be a contract.
13 A written statement that is signed and
sworn on oath and therefore able to be used
as evidence in court.
14 An obligation binding the trustee(s) to deal
with property over which they have control
(the trust property) for the benefit of the
beneficiaries.
5
6
Māori Land Court offices
Taitokerau District
Registry Office
L2, Manaia House, Rathbone Street
WHANGĀREI 0110
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