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The hope is that you can come to a decision about how to move forward without legal involvement. This service is voluntary, so everyone involved in the dispute must all agree to take part.
We used evidence from previous successions in the Court record to find as many successors as possible, and whānau have since come to succeed and we have updated the list accordingly.
The hope is that you can come to a decision about how to move forward without legal involvement. This service is voluntary, so everyone involved in the dispute must all agree to take part.
The Māori Land Court
automatically sends a copy of all orders
affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to
keep land records up to date. Because the
Māori Trustee also distributes money from
Māori land, it is important that addresses are
provided for all successors.
The Māori Land Court
automatically sends a copy of all orders
affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to
keep land records up to date. Because the
Māori Trustee also distributes money from
Māori land, it is important that addresses are
provided for all successors.
If a water service provider asks for the landowner’s permission to enter the whenua and there is a disagreement, the provider and landowners go through an internal review process try and find a solution.
If the landowner does not take part or the review turns into a dispute, the water service provider can appeal to the Māori Land Court for a decision under section 166(4)(b) of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 .
