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We have trusts and incorporations worth in excess of $100 million. For example: Tuaropaki - $667million, Lake Taupo Forest - $165million, PKW Incorporation - $162million, The Proprietors of Atihau-Whanganui - $178million, to name but a few.
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is
changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners
will not be individualised.
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court
nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and be filed in the
Office of the Chief Registrar;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
(iii) You must supply a list of affected part...
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners present at the gathering
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
Minutes of the family gathering or, if no minutes were kept, a...
Details as to how ownership of the land is to be apportioned after partition
Details of notice of the application or proposal to the owners, the minutes of any meetings
held for this purpose, and the amount of support for the proposal
Copy of the current (certificate of) title (if any) of any land included in partition
Local Authority approval (where applicable)
Consents of owners
Consents of Trustees (where applicable)
Consent of Committee of Management of Māori Incorporation (wh...
Alienation is when landowners grant certain rights of their land to another
person. For example, selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights; leasing
land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent
(and other conditions); mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the
land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori
Act 1993).
Unless the Court directs otherwise, the
following items must also be filed with
the application:
• a certified copy of the entry in the district
valuation roll for the land in which the
shares to be vested are held, or
• a valuation of that land by a registered
public valuer
• a valuation of all or any other assets
attached to the land.
1 Alienation is when landowners grant certain
rights of their land to another person. For
example: selling land gives the new owner
the owne...