Exceptions include:
• a succession to further interests where
there has been previous succession to
the deceased person
• vesting of lands in a minor who has
turned 20 (provided that all appropriate
documentary evidence is filed with the
application).
Māori engagement with environmental and resource management issues is going to be huge in the next 10 to 20 years. We will need lawyers who can combine knowledge of te reo me ona tikanga, and the Treaty, with the practice of environmental law.
TOWARDS THE END OF
THE 19TH CENTURY,
AS A RESULT OF YET
FURTHER CHANGES, THE
CONCEPT OF ‘MĀORI
FREEHOLD LAND’ BEGAN
TO EMERGE.
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The Court in Operation
in the 19th Century
The Native Land Court soon became a busy
institution, investigating titles to land all over
the country.
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• A sketch plan or diagram showing-
o the area of the portion to be partitioned out; and
o the position or locality of the partition relative to the whole block; and
o any river, lake, or seashore boundaries of the whole block; and
o the position of any easement or roadway required for access to the partitioned area
• Details of how ownership of the land is to be apportioned after partition
• Details of notice of the application or proposal to the owners, their opportunity to discuss it, the...
Further estimates, appeals and rehearings
20. If it becomes evident that actual costs will exceed the grant of Special Aid, the lawyer
must as soon as reasonably practicable file a further estimate together with reasons for
the increase in costs.