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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
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He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara
o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu
ki te whenua Māori
Change the status of Otonga 1E2
from General land to Māori freehold
land.
If an owner of Māori freehold land with many owners has paid more than their share of water services charges, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a ‘charging order’ under section 99 to recover the excess amount paid.
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.
The information in this
factsheet does not apply to Māori reserves.
Māori reservation land
Any Māori freehold land or any general land3 may be set
aside as a Māori reservation.
The Clause relied upon in the Ngāi Tahu
Deed of Settlement for this determination is as follows:
“Clause 15.6.2 Manner of Identifying Successors and Their Interest in the SILNA Lands
Te Runanga and the Crown agree that the Crown, through the Minister of Māori Affairs, will request the Māori Land Court, pursuant to section 29 of the Te Ture
Whenua Māori Act 1993, to identify all of the Successors and their relative beneficial interest in the SILNA Lands by identifying al...
Other acts and legislation
We hear applications relating to Māori freehold land under select Acts, or parts of them, including:
Property Law Act 2007
Family Protection Act 1955
Government Roading Powers Act 1989
Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Local Government Act 1974.
The information
in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves.
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Māori reservation land
Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1
may be set aside as a Māori reservation.
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.
Indeed, the owners all accept that I must resolve the issue in this instance”
Tikanga Māori is defined in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Māori Land Act) as “Māori Customary
rights and values”.
Visit the Te Puni Kōkiri website
Te Tumu Paeroa
Office of the Māori Trustee
The Māori Trustee is appointed, in many cases, to act as a responsible trustee to manage Māori freehold land and other assets on behalf of the beneficial owners.