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There are various other rules and regulations under which we operate, including: External link
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
Sets out how we operate, including how we receive, review, notify, process and conclude applications.
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Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013
Sets our application fees.
The benefits of an incorporation include:
the ability to establish and run commercial operations for maximum financial benefit to the shareholders
the application of a corporate model to the management of Māori land
autonomy from the normal Māori Land Court practices that apply to trusts, and
voting and resolutions by shareholders are based on the number of shares held, rather than the number of votes received.
It includes:
Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court)
Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court)
Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court)
Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block)
Block order files (the physical record of all dealings and decisions about a land block filed and held by th...
If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you attempt to settle the dispute outside of court.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP15 9:30 AM AP-20230000025260
(A20220002922)
112/93 Preston Edward
Bulfin
Tongaa Rangi Maxwell Karena -
Estate - Transmission of deceased’s
interests to Preston Edward Bulfin &
Claudia Kuiahine Keene as executor
SP16 9:30 AM AP-20230000035381
(A20220002923)
237/93
239/93
Preston Edward
Bulfin
Tongaa Rangi Maxwell Karena -
Estate - Seek directions of the Court
as to a trust & replace trustees
SP...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP4 10:00 AM AP-20240000029701
113/93,
117/93,
214/93,
219/93,
220/93,
222/93
Aleisha Ewa
Makaretta
Mitchell
Te Kiriwhero Makarita Mitchell also
known as Te Kiriwhero Mitchell or Te
Kiriwhero Ewa Makarita Mitchell -
Succession and Constitute the Ngati
Te Kiriwhero Whanau Trust over the
interests of the deceased and
appoint Shikyra Ngaroma Te Kahu
Kopeka Mitchell, Aleisha Ewa
Makaretta
Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Thursday 21 September 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SSept21/2 10:00 AM AP-20230000023103 Reg/21 Parekotuku
Poll...
In the interim, the judiciary will continue to have the discretion to set applications down for special hearings to progress the many applications that are waiting for resolution.
