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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2015 | Pipiri 2015
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
The changes affect all trusts,
including Māoriland trusts created through the MāoriLand Court
(such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing
trusts established before the law came into force.
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māoriland)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (trans...
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 GeneralLand 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: ....................................................
This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold
Land or GeneralLand owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the
opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
The MāoriLand Court In 2003, the Minister of Māori Affairs applied to the MāoriLand Court for an inquiry pursuant to s 29 TTWMA as to successors to the four remaining SILNA blocks.