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Secondly, their refinements to this structure, after many meetings, has created a model which better represents the grassroots “ownership” of the block. 1) The standard structure is the same:
The ahu whenua trustees are the legal “owners” of the block in dealings with third parties and must ensure compliance with the district plan, payment of local body rates etc and are responsible for the block’s services, access etc.
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
[Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which your application will be lodged]
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Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
Subject of application – block / deceased / other matter
[Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person, or other matter in respect of which the application is made]
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(State name and block number of land, Māori Incorporation, or other matter in respect of which the application is made)
APPLICATION:
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Which BLOCK / DECEASED PERSON / OTHER MATTER does your application relate to?
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and ter...
The order will then be written up in the
Court title records if it affects land, and
will be sent to any party who has to act
on it, for example the Māori trustee if
the Māori trustee has been ordered to
pay money he/she is holding, or a Māori
incorporation if the order affects shares in
that incorporation.
