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The first is that where trustees are not appointed according to an election the Court is accused of ignoring the wishes of the owners or of usurping their role in electing individuals of the owners’ choice.

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In general, however, we can be satisfied that the work completed has been of assistance to the majority of owners. As a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed.

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Searching with only Land Block Name, or Ownership Type without a name may produce a large number of search results. • Search with the owner’s first and last name if known

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-6.pdf (910 kb)

Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906) The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP20 1:00 PM AP-20230000022739 173/93 67/93 Estrelita Kahi Katea Dickinson Puketapu 3B 6B 2A - Summon a meeting of owners SP21 1:30 PM AP-20230000022871 173/93 67/93 Jennifer Faye Haupapa Urenui Lot 4B1B1B Part Sub. 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara S.D. - Summon a meeting of owners to consider Ahu Whenua Trust SP22 2:00 PM AP-20230000022885 173/93 67/93 Jennifer Faye Haupapa Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D - S...

Documents/Panui/22.-Aotea-2-December-2025.pdf (143 kb)

Pātaka Whenua Guidance Download List of Current Owners Report Date produced: 5 October 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Download List of Current Owners Report Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)

The project is reaching out to those Māori lands which do not have a trust or other management structure to administer their lands. The primary purpose of both meetings will be to discuss: • The Mouri Tūroa project and opportunities available for owners of the above blocks; • Options to enable Mouri Tūroa to complete the proposed work, including but not restricted to: o A limited powers Ahu Whenua Trust over some or all of the above clusters of blocks...

Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)

By this means, there is an equitable integration of utilisation of the block with the respective shareholdings of the estate’s beneficiaries and the other owners.

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Whenua Māori Programme There are 1.4 million hectares of Māori freehold land in Aotearoa, with much of that whenua held by multiple owners.

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