There some 29 separate claimants and claimant groups, some laying claim to the whole of the island and others only to sections of it, mostly representing sections or hapū of Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, and Ngāti Rangiteaorere.
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There has been a strong uptake of both the Te Ātaarangi and Mumu Reo pilot te reo Māori development offerings. 16 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 2025 Responding to the Post Implementation Review Over the last year, a focus for the Māori Land Court has been implementing the recommenda- tions of the Whenua Māori Programme Post Implementation Review (PIR).
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Kua whakakāhoretia te tono Mēnā kāre e tutuki te tono, ka whakakorehia e te Kooti. 16 Ka tukuna atu he taitara tārewa. Mā te Kooti hei whakarite he whakaaetanga whakawehe.
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Kua kaha ake te hāpaitanga o ngā kaupapa reo e rua, arā, ko Te Ātaarangi me te tauira o Mumu Reo, koia ngā akoranga whanake reo Māori o te wā. 16 Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau • Matariki 2024 - 2025 Te urupare ki te Arotake Muri Whakatinanatanga I roto i te tau kua pahure ake, ko tētahi aronga mō Te Kooti Whenua Māori ko te whakatinana- tanga o ngā tūtohutanga o Te Arotake Muri Whakatinanatanga o te Hōtaka Whenua Māori (PIR).
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These applications cannot be filed online. Applications under section 99 must use the General Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the section under which application is made.
. • Appeals under section 130 must use the Notice of appeal (Form 13) stating the Act and that the appeal is made under section 130.
The Court’s jurisdiction is conferred by Section 455(1) of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
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Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
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The Court’s jurisdiction is conferred by Section 455(1) of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
Then lastly, the Court, of its own motion pursuant to section 37(3) of the Act makes a further order as follows: Pursuant to section 183(4) of the Act appointing Ropata Taylor and Ihaia Raharuhi as interim agents for the purposes set out in section 183(6) on behalf of all the owners, and in particular to negotiate with the Tasman District Council in respect of the council’s occupation of the land.
