Factsheet Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
What has changed? The Local Government (Water Services) Act (the Act) has made the following changes to the Māori Land Court’s jurisdiction.
What has changed? The Local Government (Water Services) Act (the Act) has made the following changes to the Māori Land Court’s jurisdiction.
PĀNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 26 A20230002589 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Marjorie Hazel Clarabel Greenwood - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 27 A20220018775 86/93 Deputy Registrar Toitoi (SILNA) Block - Amendment of Court Record at 76 TWP 248-311 regarding the successors of Kataraina (Karo) Ropata 4 28 A20230001588 29/93, 113/93 Deputy...
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For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.
For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.
From 1 July 2026 , Māori Land Court fees increase by 2.25% . This increase is part of a wider change across all courts and tribunals in Aotearoa.
Ngā kaiwhaipānga Beneficiaries Beneficiaries are the people who benefit from any development(s) from a trust or block of land. Ngā tukunga Vest/vested Vest/vested is when a legal change of ownership from one person to another is made.
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Steve Gunson - Pae Matua Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal Ngāti Toarangatira, Te Ātiawa Steve Gunson brings a wealth and breadth of experience to the role of Pae Matua | Director Waitangi Tribunal and Māori Land Court.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of April 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry o...
More information is available on our website: http://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/disputes If you have any questions about the dispute resolution service, contact your local Māori Land Court office: www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/mediator-list https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/our-application-process/come-in-apply-to-the-court/application-forms https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/maori-land/disputes-about-maori-land
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