Another point that the Court may consider in the context of experience is a nominee’s former or current role as a trustee and the extent to which that has been successful or otherwise. Where a trustee has been involved in difficult situations on other trusts, whether or not a satisfactory explanation has been provided may also be a necessary point to review.
The rapid pace of Treaty settlements has created challenges for the Tribunal, and the number of the applications in the Māori Land Court continues to rise as well.
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On this page Legal terms used for Māori land Term used to describe landowners Terms used in succession Terms used in land ownership Types of land ownership Terms used for Māori land Te Ture Whenua Māori Act provides legal definitions for different types of Māori land ownership.
For example: if you are searching for succession orders for a deceased parent but only have their name and section, you could put the name of your parent in the Search keywords section and in Must include the authority 118/93 .
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00 AM AP-20230000032100 113/93, 115/93, 118/93 George Patrick Larkins Joseph Tanenuiarangi Larkins also known as Joseph Larkins or Tanenuiarangi Te Awe Awe or Joseph Tanenuiarangi Te Awe Awe - Succession
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 11:00 AM AP-20230000025962 117/93, 214/93 Guy Puke- Mason Ada Rangiirihia Puke also known as Ada Rangirihia Puke or Ada Rangihira Puke or Ada Rangihia Puke or Ada Eketone Puke or Ada Netere Eketone or Ada Wetere Puke or Ada Wetere Eketone - Succession and constitute a whanau trust
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You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
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As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
