In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state. However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.
The project has proven, simply by the volume of work completed and by the number of title anomalies uncovered, that both title systems were in a parlous and unsatisfactory state.
All applications were migrated to Pātaka Whenua and given a new application reference number. Accordingly, some applications appear with both the Pātaka Whenua application reference and the MLIS reference number.
PAGE 11 of 15 QUORUM The minimum number of members that must be present at a meeting to make it valid.
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This is an important provision given that there will always be a number of potential conflicts of interest in the Māori world.
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This is an important provision given that there will always be a number of potential conflicts of interest in the Māori world.
Conflicts of interest arise in a number of different situations. Judges should be alert to any appearance of bias arising out of connections with litigants, witnesses or their legal advisors, and should always inform the parties of facts that might reasonably give rise to a perception of bias or conflict of interest.
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First-name Last-name māorilandcourt.govt.nz 10 Step 14 After submitting the application, a green banner will confirm the submission and provide you with your application reference number.
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The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
