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In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
totransfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
In some cases, there are hundreds of owners for one block
or title¹. When an owner dies, it’s important totransfer
their interests to the person or people entitled to receive
those interests – the successors².
It is part of a worldwide drift to the cities. Perhaps it is also partly the result of difficulty in obtaining mortgages on Māori freehold land, which prior to 1993 drove people to shift title into the Land Transfertitle system.
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PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga ō ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Tauranga
Courtroom 1.10, Tauranga District Court,
McLean House, 26 McLean Street,
Tauranga
Wednesday 13 December 2023
T M Wara, Judge (Presiding)
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec14-1 2.00PM AP-20230000026719,
A20220013707
164/93,...
Our Act provides various safeguards to ensure that Māori land may only be transferred by court order following an application to succeed, gift, or sell to the PCA.
Fee increase summary
Current rate New rate
$22 $23
$66 $68
$220 $228
$385 $399
Detailed fee list
Māori Land Court Current rate (inc
GST)
New rate
(inc GST)
Filing an application in respect of the following:
(a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other
injury to Māori freehold land
(b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt,
demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold la...
Where the titleto the land is held directly by the owners (i.e. there is no administration
structure in place) the owners have to apply to the Registrar for a certificate of
confirmation per s 160 of the Act.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also
apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.