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a reserve contribution may include:
• the strip of land formerly known as the
Queen’s chain
• a strip of land to provide for public access
• land provided for recreational purposes
• a monetary contribution toward
recreational facilities.
hapū partition can only occur where all
the owners involved in the partition are
members of the same hapū. consent for
hapū partition is not required from the
district council, and so a reserve contribution
may not be necess...
a reserve contribution may include:
• the strip of land formerly known as the
Queen’s chain
• a strip of land to provide for public access
• land provided for recreational purposes
• a monetary contribution toward
recreational facilities.
hapū partition can only occur where all
the owners involved in the partition are
members of the same hapū. consent for
hapū partition is not required from the
district council, and so a reserve contribution
may not be necess...
This leads to a justified
sense of grievance, and also limits the contribution Māori can make to national identity and to New
Zealand's economy.
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Current laws, for example, allow others to commercialise Māori artistic and cultural works such as haka
and tā moko without iwi or hapū acknowledgement or consent. They allow scientific research and
commercialisation of indigenous plant species that are vital to iwi or hapū identity without input from
those iwi or hapū
You’ll need to engage a licensed surveyor to provide a survey plan of the new blocks to support your partition.
Wāwāhanga ā-hapū (utu tāpae $228)
Hapū partition (filing fee $228)
A hapū partition divides the whenua and distributes the new land blocks among the existing owners.
• Whenua tōpū trust
This is an iwi- or hapū-based trust. It’s designed to
facilitate the use and administration of the land in
the interest of the iwi or hapū.
• Whenua tōpū trust
This is an iwi- or hapū-based trust. It’s designed to
facilitate the use and administration of the land in
the interest of the iwi or hapū.
• Whenua tōpū trust
This is an iwi- or hapū-based trust. It’s designed to
facilitate the use and administration of the land in
the interest of the iwi or hapū.
These people can be:
• the owner’s children or direct descendants
• any whanaunga of the owner who, in
accordance with tikanga Māori 9, are
associated with the land
• the other beneficial owners 10 of shares in
the same land who are members of the
hapū associated with that land
• the trustees for any of the people referred
to above
• anyone descended from a former owner
of the land who is, or was, a member of
the hapū associated with that land.
