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The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land
are generally owned by people connected
to each other and to the land through kin
groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to
preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts
the type of people to whom land can be sold
or gifted.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land
are generally owned by people connected
to each other and to the land through kin
groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to
preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts
the type of people to whom land can be sold
or gifted.
Ngā Tono, he kohinga pukapuka ēnei nā
Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te iwi
Māori – me ētahi atu e ngākaunui anaki –
te whai māramatanga mō ngā take whenua
Māori o te wā.
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Te whai māramatanga
Ki te hia kōrero koe e pā ana ki tō tono, mā ngā
kaimahi o te Kooti koe e āwhina.
The charter may include the following:
• the name of the marae
• a general description of the marae
reservation
• a list of iwi 16, hapū, or whānau who
are the beneficiaries of the marae
reservation
• the process for nominating and selecting
marae trustees
• how trustees are accountable to the
beneficiaries
• the process to resolve any conflict
between trustees and beneficiaries
• a recognition of the committees
associated with the marae
• the appointment of one or more
c...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF
ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152
In the Māori Land Court
of New Zealand
Aotea District
Subject of application
Kai Iwi 5D1A2 (Record of Title 1038392)
Notice
I, Donald Brent Richards, have applied to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for
confirmation of a sale of the above Māori freehold land.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000014217 59/93 Catherine Sixtus Appeal 2025/26 - Determination of
ownership of taonga tūturu and a
decision made at 97 Te Waipounamu
MB 243-248 on 12 September 2025 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondents:
Trustees of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust,
Trustees of the Moriori IMI Settlement
Trust, Ministry for Culture and Heritage,
Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust
and Dix Whānau)
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz
OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
I tēnei wā tonu, e pukumahi tonu ana ngā kaimahi o te Kooti ki te tautoko me te āwhina i te iwi Māori, ā, e whai tonu ana ngā kaiwhakawā o te Kooti ki te tuku i ngā whakataunga e tika ana, i te wā e tika ana.