The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners. As the report discusses, this has been a difficult process and has led to delays that have affected landowners and other Court users.
Most of the types of records in this class concern title reconstruction and
improvement processes under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to facilitate the use and
occupation of the land by Māori landowners.
The class also encompasses all records to do with the use of land and with processes to change
Māori land titles since the inception of the Māori Land Court.
They deliver a comprehensive range of services promoting the retention, use of, and
development of Māori land as a taonga tuku iho by Māori landowners, their whanau and
hapu, and their descendants.
This practice note has been issued as a guide to assist landowners, lawyers and the
banking sector with lending against Māori freehold land (“whenua Māori”).
A vesting order can be used to transfer
Māori land shares:
• from one person to another on the sale
or gift of the shares
• to the trustee(s) 6 of the landowners
• from a trustee, or representative, to the
person beneficially entitled to the shares
• to provide a dwelling site for an owner
• between owners to facilitate a partition
of the land.
A vesting order can be used to transfer
Māori land shares:
• from one person to another on the sale
or gift of the shares
• to the trustee(s) 6 of the landowners
• from a trustee, or representative, to the
person beneficially entitled to the shares
• to provide a dwelling site for an owner
• between owners to facilitate a partition
of the land.
A vesting order can be used to transfer
Māori land shares:
• from one person to another on the sale
or gift of the shares
• to the trustee(s) 6 of the landowners
• from a trustee, or representative, to the
person beneficially entitled to the shares
• to provide a dwelling site for an owner
• between owners to facilitate a partition
of the land.
