Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
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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.
an amalgamation can include general land 12 and Māori land. if it does, the resulting block will be Māori land.
an amalgamation can include general land 12 and Māori land. if it does, the resulting block will be Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
The introduction of Pātaka Whenua marked the closing of MLIS (Māori Land Information System), the previous Māori Land Court technol- ogy system, which has served the court and land- owners/users since 1999.
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These are maintained by the local council, or the New Zealand Transport Agency if the roadway is a state highway or motorway. A private Māori roadway on Māori freehold land can only become a public roadway if: there’s enough support from the owners of that roadway for it to become public the local council has agreed in writing to take over and maintain the roadway, and compensation between the owners and council has been agreed and paid.
Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may have been decided without notice and without formal hearing.
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.
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...
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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