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We know that there are thousands of acres of undeveloped Māori land, thousands of acres of Māori land with no governance structures and thousands of small Māori land blocks with hundreds of owners that have governance structures but are struggling and underutilised.
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In some cases, there are hundreds of owners for one block
or title¹. When an owner dies, it’s important to transfer
their interests to the person or people entitled to receive
those interests – the successors².
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
On this page
Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
Tikanga may be seen as Māori principles for determining
justice…(It) was pragmatic and open-ended…flexible and subject to reinterpretation according
to circumstances…The principles of tikanga provided the base for the Māori jural order”.34
Although tikanga is not necessarily the same across tribal groups, tikanga Maori is derived from a vast
body of knowledge, wisdom and custom gained from residing in a particular rohe (geographic area) for
many hundreds of years, developing rel...
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Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
30 November 2022
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.