By creating a free, culturally appropriate and safe process outside of a court sitting, landowners and other Court users can kōrero and wānanga about the dispute privately and come up with their own workable solutions. Who mediates? Initially Māori Land Court judges will act as mediators.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
This information in my view should be brought together and made available to the Māori Land Court, and then to an owner who wishes to develop his land and needs to notify owners.
That provides a great deal of protection because the land cannot be sold or gifted away. Nor can the land be taken by way of an agreement under the Public Works Act 1981.
(e) If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, then one will be appointed by a Judge of the Māori Land Court in the district where the relevant land is located.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Mortgagor: A person (or persons) who owns land, or an interest in land, and gives a mortgage to a mortgagee as part of an agreement to lend the mortgagor money.
Succession is the legal transfer of land interests or shares from a person who has passed away (the deceased) to their descendants.
We have many of our people who are shareholders in multiply-owned land wanting to hold governance positions.
PHONE NUMBER(S): https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz Page 4 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 33 SCHEDULE 1: MATTERS THAT MAY BE DEALT WITH BY ASSEMBLED OWNERS Section 172, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993: The assembled owners of any land may consider, and, where appropriate, pass resolutions concerning, any 1 or more of the following matters: (a) a proposal that the owners of the land or any part of it shall, either by themsleves or toget...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (152 kb)
The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
