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Apply online Download the application form Subdivision A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if: all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust) all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees) the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation) the new titles, issued by Land Information...

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Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

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On this page Applying for succession Succession application types Succession and whāngai Succession with no living descendants Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land.

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Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.

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Under the Settlement, successors are to be identified as though the land was Māori freehold land and as though the deceased person died intestate (as if they had no will).

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At the end of each financial year of an incorporation, each member of its committee of management must make a declaration of their holdings and dealings in any beneficial interests in the Māori freehold land held by the incorporation. The register can be in either physical form or electronic, kept at the registered office or principal place of business, and must be made available for inspection by shareholders or any person authorised in writing by a shareholder.

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Ngā Kaporeihana Māori, ko tēnei tētahi o ngā pukapuka ka tukua nei e te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te hunga Māori - me te katoa e whai whakaaro ana ki ēnei take – kia mārama ai rātou ki ngā take whenua Māori o ēnei rā.

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He has also served as a former president of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa – the New Zealand Māori Law Society.

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Ka āhei te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whai mana tuku mō: • Ngā whiwhinga whenua Māori

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Our friends such as Te Kohanga Reo, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Te Whare Wānanga, Māori Television, the Māori iwi radio stations and the many more initiatives that seek to revitalize the Māori language are waiting for you.

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