In its long history, the Court has operated under a number of different legislative provisions which have included but are not limited to the following major pieces of legislation: Native Land Act 1862; Native Land Act 1865; Native Land Act 1867; Native Land Act 1873; Native Land Court Act 1880; Native Land Division Act 1882; Native ...
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Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
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This was soon repealed and replaced by the Native Lands Act 1865. This book commemorates 150 years of the Native Land Court, dating this from the enactment of the Native Lands Act of 1865.
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The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 50 people having received their SILNA land.
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The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) was passed in 1906 and authorised the transfer of land to Māori.
Section 455 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 provides the Māori Land Court with the jurisdiction to identify successors and successors’ interests in SILNA lands.
1 Fo APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS Hawea/Wanaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5 Block XIV, Lower Wanaka SD) The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1); Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2 Form 01 Rule 4.2, 16.1, 4.5, 10.9(2) For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz WHAT IS THIS...
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The introduction of Pātaka Whenua marked the closing of MLIS (Māori Land Information System), the previous Māori Land Court technol- ogy system, which has served the court and land- owners/users since 1999.
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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.
Page 1 For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/courts/maori-land-court MLC - 01 APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS Toitoi SILNA Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1); Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2 For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt....
