If there is a dispute about access or no response to an access notice, an internal reviewer will assess the situation. • Where the land is Māori-owned and the landowner does not participate in the internal review, the water service provider can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 166(4)(b). • If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court...
• If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 129(1A).
New legislation allows Māori landowners to take action on water service issues that affect Māori land.
Auditors are also entitled to any other information from the committee of management and any other officers of the Māori incorporation as necessary.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
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.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Work is now underway to create a more advanced system to provide a better service to landowners. This is in a more foetal stage of planning so I do not have much information but I am told it will improve access, accuracy and security of information contained in the Māori Land Court, which is very positive.
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 35 AP-20230000023246 A20230002236 113A/93 118/93 Joan Kuraarangi Leslie Paraire Leslie also known as Frank Albert Francis Paraire Jumbo Leslie or Francis Albert Leslie - Succession 36 AP-20230000030269 113A/93 118/93 Melanie Rae Pera Ani Paki Herewini Aperahama Waa also known as Anne Pera, or Anipaki Waa, or Ani Te Manu Waa - Succession 37 AP-20230000031169 235A/93 239/93 Sophie Aroha Johnson Robert Johnson Whänau Trus...
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
We appreciate the work that you and other lawyers do for our Māori landowners, and we thank you once again for your input into this review.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Now, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show there is a sufficient degree of support for the proposal, and that sufficient notice of the proposal has been given.
He has led Māori Land Court appointed facilitation processes, Meetings of Owners, and governance appointments, supporting whānau, trustees, and landowners to resolve complex issues through tikanga informed, consent based processes.
