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Aorere – Accretion, determination of status, and ownership ofland
Judge Sarah Reeves & Sophie Hursthouse
Introduction
In 2017, an application to the Court was made by Ropata Taylor seeking determination
of status and ownership ofland situated in the township of Collingwood, Golden Bay.1
The land had no current title and was significantly affected by both accretion and
erosion.
This is the narrative of a piece ofland in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination ofownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
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Records relating to the investigation ofownershipof Māori Customary Land, its subsequent
conversion to Māori Freehold Land and the chain ofownership, alienation and use of that land, are
fundamental to the history of New Zealand, and are the subject of continuing interest and inquiry
with important rights attached.
Full partition: check that your proposal
meets the requirements of the resource
Management act and check whether you
need a building permit.
7 A change ofownership ofland gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership
and its associated rights.
Full partition: check that your proposal
meets the requirements of the resource
Management act and check whether you
need a building permit.
7 A change ofownership ofland gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership
and its associated rights.