The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
Important Note: If an undivided interest in land i.e. shares in a block is being transferred, section 148 of the Act requires the transferee to be a member of
the preferred classes of alienees which comprise –
• A child or remoter issue of the transferor.
• Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land.
• An owner in the land who is a member of the hapü associated with the land.
• A trustee of a person belonging to 1 to 3 above.
• A de...
Access to Māori land was generally considered when the title of the land was originally issued and in many cases:
a roadway would have been created to give access to the land
there may have already been a public or private roadway servicing the land, or
a right of way to access land, across a neighbouring property, may have been put in place.
S315 - masters
APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315
In the Maori Land Court
of New Zealand
Aotea District
APPLICATION is hereby made for an easement laying out access as shown on the plan
filed herewith over the land known as
being:
(a) Maori freehold land; or
(b) European land that ceased to be Maori Land on or after 15 December 191...
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when:
• it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules;
and
• it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National
Pānui; and
• no one has objected to the application.
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
If there is a disagreement about access to the land, there are provisions for an internal review, and for the water service provider or the landowner to appeal to the Māori Land Court.
NOTE: The list of affected parties attached must be completed in accordance with rule 8.2(2)(e) above
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application must be lodged with the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court in Wellington
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
Māori Land Court
L7, Fujitsu Tower
141 The Terrace
WELLINGTON
DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON
PH:(04)9143102
mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
NOTE:
Information provided in all applications forms par...
Please provide an address if this venue is not a Māori Land Court location.
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications may be lodged in the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
