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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2021 | Pipiri 2021
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice
be given to the beneficiaries.
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Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori
Act 1993.
The deceased is named in the list of successors approved by the Court at 46 Te Waipounamu Minute Book 256-310
dated 5 October 2017 for the Hawea/Wanaka Substitute Block.
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SILNA WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 9 SEPTEMBER 2021
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the
Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wanaka Survey District)
under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
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Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua
The permanence of the language, prestige and land
Whenua is taonga tuku iho and during a mediation hui it is important to remember that everyone has equal rights
and responsibilities to care for and protect that taonga.
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He mōrehu whenua, he mōrehu tāngata
The remnants of the land, the remnants of the people
When preparing for mediation, give thought to what happens after the hui and what you leave behind.
As discussed in relation to proposition 3, the Act
quite appropriately imposes trustee duties on governors of Māori land.
Proposition 5: Excessive fragmentation of Māori land should be discouraged
The report makes three recommendations in relation to proposition 5.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20200011028 2/11/2020 CJ 2020/49 - Kathleen Paikea also known as Kathleen Cecil or Kathleen Wahawaha Whare Paikea Te Putu and James Heni Paikea TePutu also known as James Paikea or Hemi Wharepaikea - succession
orders made at 69 Waikato Maniapoto MB 240 (5 December 2013)
45/93 Katrina Miriama Bevan 5.