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Transferring shares to facilitate
partition
If owners of Māori land shares agree or
arrange to allot shares on a partition, the
Māori Land Court may makea vesting order
to give effect to the agreement.
Transferring shares to facilitate
partition
If owners of Māori land shares agree or
arrange to allot shares on a partition, the
Māori Land Court may makea vesting order
to give effect to the agreement.
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AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKÄ
2023
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.
Fisheries Act 1996
The Fisheries Act 1996 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to hear applications and make recommendations for the establishment of a Taiapure - local fishery.
Any meeting fees or honoraria need to be approved by us so we can ensure that you have the broad support of your beneficiaries or shareholders, and that the business of the trust can afford to make such payments.
Te utu i ngā tāngata tika
Pay the right people
You must ensure that the funds received for the trust are applied for the benefit of the shareholders or beneficiaries of that trust.
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make apayment offer, or object to the application.
Application is being checked for completeness prior to court staff carrying out research and
preparing for the court to makea determination.
Application is being researched and court documents are being prepared ready for a decision.
If the iwi come to a Court for a resolution, then in my view it is incumbent on us to makea decision, as
the parties have ended up in Court, fully cognisant that by being there, the ultimate decision is no longer
theirs to be made, and that it is now a matter for the Court to decide.
The applicant is responsible for ensuring that any subdivision meets the requirements of the law and makingpayment of any costs associated with the subdivision, such as a new survey, titles, and resource consents.