Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsAs a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed.
As a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed.
The Court has, since its creation, been a unit within a number of different and former government agencies.
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This has largely been the result of additional resourc- ing provided by the Ministry of Justice to address the backlog of applications awaiting registration. Registration has resulted in a significant workload as applications move to pre-court for processing.
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Expressly providing for mediation in the Act is appropriate and long overdue. For a number of years Judges of the Court have promoted such an amendment.
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Within the Māori Land Court districts, average ownership numbers range from 51 owners per block in the Tākitimu district to 154 owners per block in the Waiariki district.
These blocks had been vested in a number of people, of whom Horonuku Te Heu Heu had been one (he died in 1888).
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The trustees were permitted to stand for re-election. For a number of reasons, including a failure to undertake registrations of beneficial owners present at the meeting, the Māori Land Court decided that the election results were unsafe and ordered a further meeting.
During the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project, the Court came across a number of instances of this kind.
Committee of management The Māori incorporation’s committee of management is responsible for registering the transfer against the incorporation’s share registration, but may refuse to register if they are not satisfied that the transferee is a member of the preferred classes of alienee, or if the transfer is not properly completed.
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Committee of management The Māori incorporation’s committee of management is responsible for registering the transfer against the incorporation’s share registration, but may refuse to register if they are not satisfied that the transferee is a member of the preferred classes of alienee, or if the transfer is not properly completed.
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