In 2005 the Government provided over $30 million over a five year period to fund the Māori Freehold Land Project in a joint venture between the Māori Land Court, LINZ, the Ministry of Justice and TPK to ensure the registration of all Māori freehold land titles and orders with LINZ. This project was completed in March 2010.
Because the work of the Māori Land Court is highly regulated by the governing legislation and rules of the Court, private mediators will need to be mindful that many settlement agreements will need formal orders of the Court. For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Cour...
Absolute interests are not subject to any other restrictions or orders (not in a trust, not a remainder interest or a life interest).
For the Māori Land Court, our focus is on being able to progress the successions as quickly as we can in order to update the lists of successors so that meetings of successors can be called.
The owners may also need to consider whether a right of way is required in order to ensure proper access to the urupā. Any lessees of the block will have to be consulted with regard to the proposal as it may affect their use of the block.
The Court may convene to make Orders
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP17 9:30 AM AP-20240000013097 135/93 Deputy Registrar Hauhungaroa B – Change from General land to Māori freehold land Judicial Conference The Court may convene to make orders.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 13 11:00AM AP-20250000011365 280/93 Shareholders of Mangatawa Papamoa Incorporation The Proprietors of the Mangatawa Pāpāmoa Blocks Incorporation - Investigation of incorporation The court may convene a hearing to make orders at the end of the judicial conference
Documents/Panui/35.-Waikato-Maniapoto-24-September-2025.pdf (128 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP8 11:00 AM AP-20250000011365 280/93 67/93 Shareholders of Mangatawa Papamoa Incorporation The Proprietors of the Mangatawa Pāpāmoa Blocks Incorporation - Investigation of incorporation (Judicial conference) The court may convene a hearing to make orders at the end of the judicial conference
Documents/Panui/17.-Waikato-Maniapoto-12-SEptember-2025.pdf (128 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 12:35PM AP-20250000011365 280/93 Shareholders of Mangatawa Papamoa Incorporation The Proprietors of the Mangatawa Pāpāmoa Blocks Incorporation - Investigation of incorporation The court may convene a hearing to make orders at the end of the judicial conference
Documents/Panui/18.-Waikato-Maniapoto-19-September-2025.pdf (128 kb)
