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APPLICATION
SEEKING MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 98(3) or 98(9)
Form 53
Rule 16.1(3)
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5.
TIP: Blocks will be shown on
the map as grey sections.
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Step 1
After locating the block, whether by the Search menu or the Block Map, once you open the block
information page you will find several different sections including:
• block name and ID details,
• owner details overview,
• area details
• map of the block shape,
• and an originated documents list.
For example: you can select Ruamata in the Land Block Name filter to show only these blocks.
Search for a block
You can find help when searching in the Search for a block guide here.
Secondly, their refinements to this structure, after many meetings, has created a model which better represents the grassroots “ownership” of the block. 1) The standard structure is the same:
The ahu whenua trustees are the legal “owners” of the block in dealings with third parties and must ensure compliance with the district plan, payment of local body rates etc and are responsible for the block’s services, access etc.
So it was not uncommon on this project to have a block with an appellation such as this: Waerenga East No 2 B, Waerenga East No 1, Section 7 block 5 Rotoiti Survey District, Maungaroa Kaharoa No 12 block (Amalgamated) Lot C.