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The Act stipulates that the Court's objective is to keep Māori lands in Māori hands, protect wāhi tapu, and assist landowners in living on, developing, and using their land for the benefit of all owners, their whānau, and their hapū.
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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…
Haere ki te paetukutuku a Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa
The Outdoor Access Commission
Ko Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa te tari Karauna e tiaki ana me te whakarākei ake i te āhei atu o te iwi whānui ki ngā wāhi i waho mō te katoa i Aotearoa — te hunga hīkoi, eke pahikara, hī, eke hōiho, rangatira whenua, omaoma me te maha atu.
Benefits A beneficiary of a whānau trust can more easily use their
land for housing.
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Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Supporting papakāinga housing
A Māori reservation is land set aside on Māori freehold or general land for marae, burial
grounds, wāhi tapu or other communal purposes.
Before
6 February 2021
Whānau are discouraged from building papakāinga housing
on marae and other Māori reservations because an occupat...
Purposes of a reservation
A reservation can be established for the following purposes:
• a village site • a marae
• a place of cultural, historical
or scenic interest
• a catchment area or other
source of water supply
• a sports ground • pā site
• a bathing place • a building site
• a church site • a landing place
• a spring • a fishing ground
• an urupā/burial ground • a well
• a timber reserve • wāhi tapu
• papa kāinga • kaumātua flats
• kōhanga reo • a recreational ground...
Purposes of a reservation
A reservation can be established for any of
the following purposes:
• a village site
• a marae
• a sports ground
• a catchment area or other source of
water supply
• a place of cultural, historical, or scenic
interest
• a conservation purpose (in conjunction
with whenua rāhui)
• a bathing place
• a building site
• a church site
• a landing place
• a spring
• a fishing ground
• an urupā/burial ground
• a well
• a timber reserve
• wāhi tapu
•...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Wellington
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
Judge D H Stone, Te Kaiwhakawā
J Barlow, Te Karaka o te Kooti
K Mataruarua, Te Kaiāwhina o te Kooti
Te rangi: 29 Hānuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000004639
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Tākitimu
Rescheduling of Tākitimu court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Omarumutu
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C M Wainwright, Te Kaiwhakawā
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
N R Emery, Te Kairēhita
Te rangi: 23 Pēpuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000014114
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waiariki
Rescheduling of Waiariki court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōre...
