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On this page Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Other acts and legislation Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.

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It is hoped that the information in the glossary will help you to understand and communicate more easily with Māori Land Court staff and professional people, such as lawyers, when discussing Māori land issues. Please note: In this glossary, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 will be called “the Act”.

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1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

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Also, having even numbers makes the annual rotation easier – two each year. 16.3 Set the length of the term of appointment of trustees and whether rotation process 15 18.3 Notice requirement for number of days’ notice of any trustee meeting unless the meeting is convened in an emergency 18 20.5(g)(iii)(a a) and (bb) Determine the length of any licence or lease or occupation order 20.5(g)(v)(b b) Determine the period in which a dwelling must be built on the occupation...

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Court It does Greg Shaw The other thing | wanted to note your Honour although we have indicated the costs would not fall on the owners of these lands | would like to make it clear that at this point in time the Maon Trustee hasnt recewved confirmation of funding by the Crown for this work nevertheless we are proceeding \We dont believe we can just delay any further to begin this work but | want to make it clear to the Court that at this stage the funding hasnt been secured for that addit...

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Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2025 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whanau of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This data forms part of the public permanent...

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1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 May 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

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1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 28 February 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

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