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Aorere – Accretion, determination of status, and ownershipofland
Judge Sarah Reeves & Sophie Hursthouse
Introduction
In 2017, an application to the Court was made by Ropata Taylor seeking determination
of status and ownershipofland situated in the township of Collingwood, Golden Bay.1
The land had no current title and was significantly affected by both accretion and
erosion.
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
31 August 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31
August 2024, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of
applications to the Chief Judge of M...
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
31 May 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31
May 2024, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of
applications to the Chief Judge of...
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
29 February 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31
August 2023, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of
applications to the Chief Judge of...
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
30 November 2023
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 28
February 2023, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of
applications to the Chief Judge...
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
31 August 2023
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 28
February 2023, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of
applications to the Chief Judge
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.