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In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.

In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-incorporations-web-version.pdf (63 kb)

After the judge, registrar, or mediator makes a decision, you will receive the court minutes and orders which will also be documented in the court record.

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  For example: you can select Ruamata in the Land Block Name filter to show only these blocks.

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

Taitokerau PĀNUI He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Kaikohe via Zoom Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400 Thursday 16 November 2023 Judge M P Armstrong PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP 6 10:00 AM AP-20230000028012 A20210014662 67/93 Elizabeth Aylene Pritchard Waihou A No. 2 A No. 1 -...

Documents/Panui/SP-6-8-Panui-Waihou-A2A1-s67-Huatau-Trust-Mangamuka-West-3S2CSEc1.pdf (119 kb)

Ka hauiti i te Kooti, ka hauroa i te whenua Less time in the Court, more time on the land

Taitokerau PĀNUI He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Kerikeri Turners Centre Kerikeri 43 Cobham Crescent, Kerikeri Tuesday 22 November 2023 Judge M P Armstrong PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP 11 2:00 PM AP-20230000027988 A20210007498 67/93 Ashton Eugene Tairua Awarua A25 - Judicial...

Documents/Panui/SP-11-13-Kaikohe-Specials-22-11-2023.pdf (118 kb)

Appointment of Māori Trustee as Agent for specified unadministered lands to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle.

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This makes it much more convenient to understand Māori lands and sites and to be both informed and respectful of these when enjoying the outdoors.

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This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

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