The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
Within the Māori Land Court districts, average ownership numbers range from 51 owners per block in the Tākitimu district to 154 owners per block in the Waiariki district.
This is an important provision given that there will always be a number of potential conflicts of interest in the Māori world.
KAITIAKI WHENUA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 Ko te whakakape I pau te manawa me te kaha ki te whai i te tika me te pono o tēnei puka pānui, i tuhia, i whakatikaina, ā, i pānuitia i runga tonu i te mōhiotanga ko ōna kaituhi me ōna kaiwhakatika, kaipānui…
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This will also free up judicial time for more complex matters before the Māori Land Court. Other changes A number of minor and technical changes have been made to improve the operation of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act from February 2021.
Conflicts of interest arise in a number of different situations. Judges should be alert to any appearance of bias arising out of connections with litigants, witnesses or their legal advisors, and should always inform the parties of facts that might reasonably give rise to a perception of bias or conflict of interest.
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PAGE 11 of 15 QUORUM The minimum number of members that must be present at a meeting to make it valid.
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Where there are a large number of owners, obtaining unanimous consent to a mortgage can be difficult or impossible.
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