This is the position that the Māori Land Court took in Tautari v Mahanga41 where Judge Ambler stated; “Clearly many owners feel whanaungatanga to both owners. The Act 42 promotes owners resolving such disputes themselves but, where they are unable to do so, the Court must resolve the dispute.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Persons bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries. The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
E whakataumahatia ana ngā kaitono, he nui rānei te tūponotanga ka whakataumahatia rātou, i te tino whakahāweatanga putanga kore.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application f...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 32 2:30 PM AP-20250000004246 18(1)(a)/93 Rawiri Tinirau He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Section 1 Rānana & Ngārakauwhakarāra 2 (Aggregated) Decision of the court to determine a claim to a house on Section 1 Rānana & Ngārakauwhakarāra 2 (Aggregated). 33 2:45 PM AP-20240000012131 241/93 Donavan McKay Burling-Claridge He whakamutunga atu i Te Burling- Claridge (nee Ruke) Whānau...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-October-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
Prepare for court hearing AP-20230000027535 A20220001868 25/01/2022 Appeal 2022/2 - Tuaropaki E Block and others - and a decision made at 267 Waiariki MB 184-196 on 21 December 2021 - Notice of Appeal 45/93 44(1)/93 Beryl Tawa 5.
COMBINED PARTITION An owner or group of owners may benefit by combining their interests, held in two neighbouring blocks, into one block.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners. In some cases, there are hundreds of owners for one block or title¹.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The funding is for clean-up of sediment & debris, where mahi has already been completed (either by owners or by contractors) and for any similar mahi to be completed in the future.
Prepare for court hearing AP-20230000027535 A20220001868 25/01/2022 Appeal 2022/2 - Tuaropaki E Block and others - and a decision made at 267 Waiariki MB 184-196 on 21 December 2021 - Notice of Appeal 58/93 Beryl Tawa 5.
