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He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Gisborne
MāoriLand Court, 37 Gladstone Road, Gisborne
Friday, 6 December 2024
Judge N R Milner Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
MāoriLand Court, Te Whare o te Ra, Nga Wai e Rua Building
60 Reads Quay, Gisborne
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Chief Judge C L Fox presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP1 1:00PM AP-20230000036102 18(1)(c)/93
18(1)(d)/9...
The changes in the Act respond to demand to build
papakāinga housing on Māoriland for the purposes of
supporting Māori into housing and whānau to return to
their whenua.
The Ministry led changes included legislative
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, a
new dispute resolution service, improvements tosuccession processes in the MāoriLand Court and
changes to the |Court’s operating model.
This approach also supports the efficient running of the MāoriLand Court.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
The process for applying for succession has not changed.
This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori
freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded
the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they
wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and
other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.
A whenua tōpū trust:
can include one or more Māoriland blocks, or general land owned by Māori
can include a wide range of beneficiaries, for example, a community, hapū or iwi in a specific area
makes the land trustees legally responsible for managing the land
has a Court-approved trust order that sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees
requires that any funds received by the trust be used for Māori community purposes, and...