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It is a time to take
stock and reset for the year ahead. We were hon-
oured to be guided through this process on 10 July
2023 by iwi whatukura from around the seven dis-
tricts of the MāoriLand Court who undertook a
virtual karakia for the land and waters of Aotearoa
and Te Waipounamu, for the people of the land
and for all of us who work forMāori landowners.
Māori trustees and committee of management members are responsible for caring for and managing whenua on behalf of landowners (beneficial owners and beneficiaries).
This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori
freehold landinterests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting
of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for
those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form)
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ........
If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact
your local MāoriLand Court office for further assistance)
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the MāoriLand Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter
of the application is located.
Other status types
As this update is specifically forMāori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLand Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved forMāori
General Land (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māor...
Other status types
As this update is specifically forMāori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLand Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved forMāori
General Land (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māor...
This is an important provision given that there will always be a number of
potential conflicts of interest in the Māori world.
For a period of time, it will only be Judges of the MāoriLand Court who can be appointed to
act as mediators under Part 3A of the Act.
This is an important provision given that there will always be a number of potential conflicts of interest in the Māori world. For a period of time, it will only be Judges of the MāoriLand Court who can be appointed to act as mediators under Part 3A of the Act.
