Her children were William Damon, John Henry Damon or Hone Tuhata, Inia (Iria) Tuhata II, Matoha Tuhata, Rangihanu Tuhata, Ngaropi Tuhata, Pahi Pomare, Maui Pomare, Te Hia Pomare and Piritaka Pomare. She lived at Urenui but died on the Chatham Islands.
Documents/Landowner-notices/NOTICE-OF-HUI-OF-DESCENDANTS-OF-MARY-NAERA.pdf (135 kb)
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Trusts still need to have regard to provisions for trusts in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Why make this change?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
Where the default duties listed in Schedule 1 conflict with provisions made in Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, the duty has been amended or expressly excluded.
Māori Land Court Counter Relocation Te Waipounamu (Christchurch)
Former Judge David Ambler discusses the proposed review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, with the propositions in detail.
We hold court sittings, paneke, outreach hui, and trustee training sessions, both kanohi ki te kanohi and online.
