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Ngā whenua tukipū o te Māori General land owned by Māori General land owned by Māori is privately owned by an individual or a collective.

Located in:  Māori land

Upload any documents as required TIP: If your application form is not showing, please visit Submit an application | Māori Land Court which will give you different options for logging an application.

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In such circumstances it may be worth applying to Court to see whether the trustees can grant leases or licences for a term exceeding seven years, with rights of renewal for one or more terms, which may exceed 14 years in total. Until such an application is made there is no guarantee as to how the Court would view the matter and the success of any such application would depend on its own facts.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Package information and the application form can be found on Te Puni Kōkiri’s website. ( Whenua Māori sediment and debris management package (tpk.govt.nz) )

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Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block.

Located in:  The court record

One means of exploring a candidate’s ability to comply with s 222 is to require nominees to submit resumes with their application and for the Court to then pose questions to candidates for appointment that might include their knowledge of accounts and financial reporting, the trust order and general trust law principles, farming, forestry, tourism, geothermal power, property investment, equities and communications.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Notice 3.16 Notice of Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings (collectively called 'general meetings') will be a minimum of 21 days. 3.17 The notice will state the date, place and time when the general meeting will occur, and will outline the agenda.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 11:00 AM AP-20240000013097 135/93 Deputy Registrar Hauhungaroa B – Change from General land to Māori freehold land

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AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 06-3490770 Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The followin...

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