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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. A judge may also refer any issue arising in court proceedings to dispute resolution.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington,
quoting the appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Mäori Land Court and Mäori Appellate Court
66 NATIONAL PÄNUI - Here-Turi-Kökä / AUGUST 2023
APPLICATION NO: SECTI...
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 go through the dispute resolution process. A judge may also refer any issue arising in court proceedings to the dispute resolution service.
block and a vesting order made at
102 Rotorua MB 332-333 on
5/4/1956 - Application to the Chief
Judge
AP-20230000027565
A20220010829
45/93 Nathan John Bevin CJ 2022/30 - David Te Au and a
succession order made at 41 South
Island MB 9-10 on 24/2/1965 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20230000027567
A20220011703
45/93 Donna Marie Barnes CJ 2022/31 - Norma Margret
Matenga or Norma Margret Barnes
or Tepara Barnes and a succession
order made at 54 Taupo MB 375-376
on 11/4/1979...
When a judge receives the report from the examining officer, they may hold a court sitting to make further inquiries and if necessary:
remove a member from a committee of management
appoint a person to the committee of management
suspend any powers of the committee or management and appoint any person(s) to exercise that power
impose any restrictions, conditions, or exceptions on the powers of the incorporation
give any directions as to the management of the business of the incorpo...
Māori land can be brought together or divided among its owners in several ways to be managed, developed, or used. This is referred to as ‘title improvement’.
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Tukuna ngā pūtea e puritia ana e tētahi tarahiti (utu tāpae $23)
Release funds held by a trust (filing fee $23)
If a trust, company, accountant, government agency, Māori Trustee, or other person is holding money you've received from Māori land, you can apply to get this money paid to you. This is referred to an ‘order of payment’.
Payment orders are often made during a succession, when we become aware that money is being held....
If an application for succession includes a whāngai child, we will refer to the tikanga of the relevant hapū or iwi to which the land and whānau are connected.
Trusts / Incorporations
(Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of
blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1007 1475 3994 86,366.0737 59,359.3397
Waikato Maniapoto 1263 158...
