MLC Pūrongo ā tau2024 25 print2
Kei te noho Te Puna Manawa Whenua, te Pukapuka Pae a Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei tohutoro mō te ture whenua Māori me ngā whakatau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
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Kei te noho Te Puna Manawa Whenua, te Pukapuka Pae a Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei tohutoro mō te ture whenua Māori me ngā whakatau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
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Only roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
The Māori Land Court In 2003, the Minister of Māori Affairs applied to the Māori Land Court for an inquiry pursuant to s 29 TTWMA as to successors to the four remaining SILNA blocks.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Good governance is the key From the experiences of Māori Land Court Judges, good governance is the key to effective utilisation of Māori land held in multiple ownership.
The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate Court in relation to decisions of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
She was sworn in as the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in August 2023. Her appointment to this role marks the first time since 1865 that a woman has led the Māori Land Court bench.