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Only 17% of Māori knew how to speak te reo, only 5% of our children in schools could speak te reo, and furthermore, there were people of that time who declared there was no benefit in teaching te reo and no benefit in the continued survival of te reo Māori.
Apply to occupy your land
Raihana ki te noho (utu tāpae $23)
Licence to occupy (filing fee $23)
A licence is a contract between you and other owners (or their representatives, such as trustees) that permits certain activities to occur on all or part of your land.
“Whai mātauranga, whai tirohanga whānui hoki ngā kaiwhakawā noho ai i tēnei
mana ture whakawā o Aotearoa me ngā ture o Aotearoa. He mea ahurei te tūranga o
te Kooti i te ao ture noa me o tātou whakaritenga ā-ture Kāwanatanga.
...a committee member (filing fee $228)
Any shareholder of a Māori incorporation can apply to remove a committee of management member on the following grounds, they have:
failed to carry out their duties satisfactorily
breached any provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
breached any provisions of the constitution of the incorporation
acted in a manner that is incompatible with membership on the committee, or
been legally prohibited from being a director, promoter, or taking p...
I know this is a problem, and in my view primarily a matter of banks becoming educated in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Another project which has just been launched on the Māori Land Online website by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Justice is the Māori Land Geographic Information System (MLGIS) project.
A trust in terms of section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, where interests
are held for the benefit of the descendants of a particular family member or tipuna.
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THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL
HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND
Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani
I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki)
Judge Te Kani Williams
An important starting point for this paper is setting out the fundamental basis upon which Māori connect
with their environment and their lands.
On this page
Dispute resolution service
The mediation process
What if a resolution is not reached? Ko te whakapapa te ara ki o mātua tupuna
It is your connections to each other that keep you connected to your ancestors Dispute resolution service
Our dispute resolution service is a free, voluntary, tikanga-based process where parties can resolve disputes related to Māori land confidentially, outside of a court setting.
Apply online Download the application form Te tohu i ngā kaitiaki, ngā mema rānei o te komiti whakahaere
Trustees & committee members
Read about the roles and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.