Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
The Court can take account of a broader range of factors when granting an order for reasonable access to landlocked Māori land, which can help whānau gain access to their whenua.
The Court can take account of a broader range of factors when granting an order for reasonable access to landlocked Māori land, which can help whānau gain access to their whenua.
“Basically, the camp squatted on it.”9 The Crown Grant The original Crown grant was for 6 acres, 2 roods, 24 perches (2.691 hectares).
Over the past twelve months, the Court has continued to play a pivotal role in the administration and protection of Māori land interests across Aotearoa New Zealand, focusing on three key priorities: 1.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
The principal difficulty with the proposal for an external manager or administrator is that it creates an additional and unnecessary category of governor of Māori land for a very isolated problem, when that role can and should be performed by a trustee (as, for example, the Māori Trustee previously did under the Māori Affairs Act 1953).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
We recommend you use “%” (wildcard) when you are searching for the first time for an owner 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 2 APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICA...
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 2 APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICA...
Documents/Panui/June-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-v2.pdf (586 kb)
I understand that in 2004, when the Hon John Tamihere was Minister of Lands, Cabinet approved the investment of approximately $30m in the MFLRP.
The income usually goes to pay those concerned with the management of the land with the balance being used to awhi marae or to provide education grants and kaumatua grants. There are perhaps 20 or 30 large and successful trusts and incorporations, which are an exception to this.
Such an order will only be made if a judge considers it is necessary to prevent an injustice to whāngai not entitled to succeed. When this happens, the right to income or to live in the family home will end after a specified period (if there is one), or when the recipient passes away or gives up the right in writing.
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