Ko
te rerekētanga, ko te raihana noho whenua
ka whiria ki waenga i te kaipupuri whenua
me ngā kaitiaki. engari me whai mana
anō ngā kaitiaki ki te whakaae kia nōhia te
whenua i raro i tā rātou anō tono.
Whakapā mai
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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.
Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based
trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class
of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiakiwhenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa, so it is important to discuss your application with those who may be impacted.
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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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