Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIn such cases, the notion that absentee owners could be represented by their marae, hapu or iwi authority is an idea that could be explored.
In such cases, the notion that absentee owners could be represented by their marae, hapu or iwi authority is an idea that could be explored.
However, there are hapū, iwi, and whānau that whakapapa to this land and may have used it for generations.
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
These were to be created where land of iwi and hapū could be held collectively without individual shareholding within that kin group.
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)
Once again, some of the larger, more sophisticated trusts have included in their trust orders reference to the specific newspapers that are to be used for notice purposes and the frequency with which the notice must run as well as reference to iwi radio and tribal newspapers for example. The rise of social media networking and internet use has also created an expectation and an opportunity for notice to a wider audience to become more commonplace.
...338(1)/93 Ngaire Anne Te Hirata Kauika- Stevens Section 9 Block XIV Moumahaki Survey District - To set land apart as a Mäori Reservation for the purposes of a papakainga 13 12:10 PM AP-20230000023373 A20230005879 135/93 Donald Brent Richards Kai Iwi 5D1A2 - Change from Mäori freehold land to general land At Levin | Ministry of Justice, District Court, 9 Bristol Street, Levin Tuesday, 5 March 2024 | Judge A M Thomas Presiding Applications for Hearing PÄNUI NO: TIME:...
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
It’s designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land in the interest of the iwi or hapū. This type of trust is also used for receiving Crown land4 as part of any settlement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Only in special circumstances will a Māori reservation be set aside for anyone other than the whānau, hapū, and iwi traditionally associated with that particular land.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts the type of people to whom land can be sold or gifted.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)