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Setting aside new urupā A number of well established principles in relation to Māori reservations have been developed by the Court – these principles apply to urupā reservations as much as to marae or papakāinga. When the owners or trustees of a block of land make an application to set aside an urupā reservation over land that has not previously been used for burials, the applicants will need to show that they have called a well-notified meeting of the owners to dis...

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Benefits Descendants are involved as owners of the land and exercise their voting rights sooner.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti Succession and Trust application forms Form 20: Certificate by administrator Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113 (PDF 263 kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 370 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 371 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3, Section 214 (PDF 14...

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This is the position that the Māori Land Court took in Tautari v Mahanga41 where Judge Ambler stated; “Clearly many owners feel whanaungatanga to both owners. The Act 42 promotes owners resolving such disputes themselves but, where they are unable to do so, the Court must resolve the dispute.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

The purpose of updating the list of owners is to ensure successors can attend and vote at meetings of owners to decide on how to receive the land.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP14 09:00 AM AP-20230000020540 (A20220018864) 173/93 67/93 Hayden Potaka Tauakira 2M3A2 No 9 - Application to summon a meeting of owners to consider including small area with Tauakira 2M3A2 Sec 12, 13 & 14 to extend urupa SP15 09:30 AM AP-20240000012408 173/93 67/93 Heather Ranginui Morikau No 1 Section 21 - Summon a meeting of owners SP16 10:00 AM AP-20240000000268 173/93 67/93 Susan Roach Orimupiko 12B2 - Su...

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

Land management structure details Other statistics S Blocks with a land management structure have an average size of 108.55 ha and average 211 beneficial owners. S Blocks without a land management structure have an average size of 12.88 ha and average 41 owners.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

Disbursements can include: Travel (mileage or petrol, flights, rental cars) Accommodation and meals (when an overnight stay is necessary) Reasonable photocopying Toll calls and conference call costs Venues for hui Translation or interpretation services Expert witness costs (a separate order of appointment may be required) Service and advertising costs Support staff and other lawyers 18.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: A20220010924 173/93 Kirk Myers Ngatihaua 26A2 - Summon a meeting of owners to consider a lease A20220011371 244/93 Margret Moana Palace Etana Whänau Trust - Variation of trust A20220010904 289/93 Liana Huia Poutu Kaipakopako 1B (Part) - Partition A20220011033 117/93 Makere Stacey Hook, Horyzon Te Oti Selway Mana Moira Jenkins - Succession A20220010612 117/93 Sherrie Puti Tamehana, Joseph Hohepa Atua Ashford Ngaiwi Eileen Ashf...

Documents/Panui/0825522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-October-2022-web22.pdf (589 kb)

Contents: Applications for hearing in AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKÄ 2022: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 8 Aotea District 9 - 15 Tairäwhiti District 15 - 27 Taitokerau District 28 - 31 Takitimu District 32 - 35 Te Waipounamu District 36 - 46 Waiariki District 47 - 56 Waikato Maniapoto District 57 - 68 Applications fi led in the offi ce of the Chief Registrar 69 - 75 Notices 76 - 78 Mäo...

Documents/Panui/0703522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-August-20221.pdf (538 kb)