Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries hold their individual shares in the land as beneficial owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Judge Thomas is currently the Director at Kaupare Law and Consultancy and holds an LLB, BA from the University of Auckland.
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
She also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants and Māori land clients. She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District".
Once you have received the sealed order from the Court setting out the money that is owed to you, it's your responsibility to contact the trust or incorporation holding the money. You will need to ask what information they need from you to pay the money to you.
If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you attempt to settle the dispute outside of court.
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Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)
The purpose of this is to allow those government agencies to share information and hold consultation with potential owners to enable their informed decision making when it comes to SILNA land interests.
AND/OR JULIET.TUPARA@BDO.CO.NZ 10/27/54 Tairāwhiti 42969 Proprietors of Wharau A1 LESLEY FISHER, 124 WHEATSTONE ROAD, GISBORNE 3/8/26 Aotea 64508 Proprietors of Whareroa Station C/- PKF Doyles & Associates, PO Box 13, Turangi 12/10/82 Tairāwhiti 42971 Proprietors of Whetumatarau B45B BDO GISBORNE LTD HOLDS SHARE REGISTER AGFIRST FOR ACCOUNTS & DIVIDENDS, PO BOX 1101, GISBORNE 4/12/24 Aotea 64459 Puketapu 3A Incorporation ASHER GROUP, HAMILTON.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (29 kb)
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