Are there problems with those titles? Is the concern that the Court registry maintains title records in addition to Land Information New Zealand maintaining the legal title?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The topography of the peninsula has undergone significant change due to changes in the shoreline, meaning the land title no longer reflected the shape of the land.
Partitions A partition is the division of the land between its owners to create new titles or blocks.
The graphs and tables following show the data as of 30 June 2024. Māori land data updates Total Aotea Waiariki Waikato-Maniapoto Taitokerau Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Te Waipounamu Area (ha) of Māori Customary Land Titles by District 1,204.3 659.1 453.2 48.3 38.5 4.8 0.2 0 Total Aotea Waikato-Maniapoto Taitokerau Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Te Waipounamu Number of Māori Customary Land Titles by District 39 15 14 5 2 2 1 0 Total Ta...
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
• Consolidation: Recorded title consolidations undertaken as part of a consolidation scheme initiated by the local Māori Land Boards.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Perhaps it is also partly the result of difficulty in obtaining mortgages on Māori freehold land, which prior to 1993 drove people to shift title into the Land Transfer title system.
A cross lease occurs where several owners of land in one title lease out separate areas, within that title, to each other individually for house sites.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
In accordance with tikanga Māori there is no distinction to be drawn between whenua (land) that is dry and land that is covered by the sea.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
