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However, it was in major conflict with the traditional ways of land occupation and guardianship for tangata whenua. In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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.
Accordingly, the report’s recommendation is simply unnecessary and of very limited
application.
Proposition 3: Māori land should have effective, fit for purpose governance
The report makes two recommendations in relation to proposition 3.
We have a checkbox on our applications that you can select to let us know. All types of succession applications can be simple and uncontested, provided they meet the above requirements.
• Tono noho whenua (occupation order).
Kāore he mana o te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki ēnei rawa
Kāore he mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki
te tono mana tuku ki ngā rawa o te tangata
mate, pēnei i ngā:
• Whenua whānui (engari anō mō ētahi
whenua whānau, he kāinga whānau, e
hono tahi ana ngā kainoho 12)
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PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā , ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Chief Judge application
To be heard via Zoom
27 March 2024
Chief Judge C L Fox
PĀ
NUI NO:
TIME: APPLICA...
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APPLICATION NO.
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 8 11:45AM AP-20230000019742
A20200005314
45/93 Te Iringa
Hikatangata,
Sharon Bryant
CJ 2020/18 - Te Rata
Phillips also known as Te
Rata Ben Phillips or Te
Rata Te Rata Phillips or
Terata Phillips - and a
succession order made at
71 Waikato Maniapoto MB
121-126 on 22 January
2014 - Application to the
Chief Judge
SP 9 12:00PM AP-20230000019649
A20170005206
45/93 Deborah Katrina
G...