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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
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Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
She also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants and Māori land clients. She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District".
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Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record
Noting of...
As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court. This, at a time when the nation is celebrating the 50th year of the anniversary of the Māori language petition, the 40th anniversary of te kohanga reo and the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ko te ture 5.11(2)(b) o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011 te kōrero kia puta mai tētahi ripoata ki te marea mo ngā tono katoa, atu i te ono marama, kiihai te kooti e mutu pai ai te whakataunga.
The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te
Waipounamu on 9 September 2021. Further successions will be ongoing.
First Name Surname Shares
1 Lewis Charles Ablett-Kerr 0.7095
2 Faye Acker 0.05207
3 Huia Rahera Acker 0.05208
4 Steven Acker 0.05207
5 Christopher Robin Adair 0.097
6 Darlene Rosalie Adair 0.097
7 Derek Anthony Adair 0.097
8 Patrick Sydney Adair 0.097
9 Rino Carl Adair 0.097
10 Shane Hillary Adair 0.097
11 Leah Adam 0.006
12 Rachel Melanie Adams 0.1545
13 Tammy Theresa Adams 0.1545
14 Eileen Te Ataakura Aiono 0.0306
15 Joy Alexandre' 0.055
16 Marie Anne Ale...
