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  Appeals – access to Māori land If a water service provider wants to enter Māori land to carry out infrastructure work, they must ask for the landowner’s permission in writing at least 30 working days before they plan to enter. If there is a disagreement about access to the land, there are provisions for an internal review, and for the water service provider or the landowner to appeal to the Māori Land Court.

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They will complete an initial assessment of your needs and help you to a develop a plan.

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You will also need to be clear what the plan is for building on the land, including who the housing is for.

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They can delay whānau connection to whenua, and plans for developing land. Court processes can also be time consuming and costly.

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You can now search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua: • Derivation search report • Historic record sheet • National Pānui • Special Pānui • Survey Plan • Judgment • Minute • Historic Ownership Schedule • Historic Memorial Schedule • Minute Book Index • Orders Accessing the Portal Click ‘Pātaka Whenua – our online portal’ tab.

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From my perspective, the most sensible long term plan would be to encourage the retention of land interests in kin groups rather than individuals.

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The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Lot 26 Reserve 873 (199 Tuahiwi Rd) Date: Thursday, 27 February Time: 10 am Venue: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Kaupapa: Clean up notice from Waimakariri District Council Agree on next steps Vote on whether to form an ahu whenua trust, or alternative options for managing the whenua in future.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 10.00AM AP-20230000030439 67/93, 231/93, 240/93 Roselle Cook Parish of Tamahere Lot 46A2B2A Block – Judicial Conference (Review of Trust and Removal of Trustees) WAIKATO MANIAPOTO DISTRICT PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/SP4-A2023-30439-Ham-13-June-2024.pdf (115 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 2:00PM AP-20230000031631 238/93 Donna Nicholls Manurewa Parish of Lot 196 and 197B5 Trust - Enforcement of obligations of an ahu whenua trust Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/38.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Special-3-July-2024.pdf (90 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Urenui Lot 4B 1B 1B Part Sub 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara SD Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026 Time: 10:00 AM Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320 Kaupapa: The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; Elect Responsible Trustee(s) Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’s standard Ahu Whenua Trust For further inform...

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