A minority of landowners with a majority shareholding don’t automatically overrule a majority of landowners owning a minority shareholding. The judge will need to hear all parties and will decide from the evidence and the Act which view should prevail.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas. Download the resource here.
Landowners nominate trustees and elect committee of management members who are then confirmed and appointed by a judge or registrar.
South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA): past, present and future Read Judge Sarah Reeve's article about SILNA.
