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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Form 4
Rule 4.15(2)
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This order is sought under (Please tick the statement that applies )
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section(s) ...................................................................................................................................................; or
Another
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer
the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from
the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to
those entitled.
That provides a great deal of protection because the land cannot be sold or gifted away. Nor can the land be taken by way of an agreement under the Public Works Act 1981.
While individual titles according to shareholding remains the means by which Māori freehold land is administered under Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, the Act has resulted in an improved approach to Māori aspirations for their land.
This model for the utilisation of multiply-owned Māori land had its origins in Taitokerau in 1989 where, under s 438 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, a block was vested in a trust with exclusive use areas identified in a schedule to the trust order for whānau shareholding groups.
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RULE 8.2 OF THE MÄORI LAND COURT RULES 2011
(1) An application under section 45 of the Act must be in form 12 and filed at the office of the Chief Registrar
Under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section(s) ...................................................................................................................................; or
Under another Act/Regulation (please specify): ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to
manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori
Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land.
