Determination or extinguishment of a life interest (Form 24)
Sections 18(1)(a) and 127 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 10.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011
Use this form to determine or cancel a life interest or lifetime right:
• once the life interest or lifetime right is cancelled, the interests go to those previously
determined as ‘remaindermen’
• a life interest or lifetime right can be cancelled when the holder p...
The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow
the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being
succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to
a land interest.
This means that in some cases whāngai may succeed to land
interests as if they were a birth child or grandchild of the
person who has passed.
A surviving husband, wife, or partner cannot become the owner of the land interest(s). However, they are entitled to receive any income from that land interest, including income from incorporation shares or rights to any grants, for their lifetime.
The Formation of the Trust The next step I took was to outline this information to whānau members at a hui held on Labour weekend 2003. What was really interesting was to hear comments from cousins of mine, many of them older than me, who had heard similar stories during their lifetime but who had never, for whatever reason, been able to verify the fact that we still had some Māori land interests.
The trustees must keep an interests register that records any interest of the trustees in trust
property or any transaction or proposed transaction with the trust.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau - Matariki 2023 - 2024
ANNUAL
REPORT
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te Kooti Pīra Māori
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Matariki 2023
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Nau mai e te ao
Haere mai i te pō
Kuhu mai…
An island that is being dreamed about by Justice Williams, that was imagined by our ancestors and that we aspire to reach in our lifetime. To the justice system, a few of our dear friends have already joined our waka and are holding steadfastly their oars, it is time you joined them.
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NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
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ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
FEBRUARY | HUI-TANGURU
2024
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
