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The Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged)
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER:
(Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person or other matter in respect of whi...
As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
S315 - masters
APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315
In the Maori Land Court
of New Zealand
Aotea District
APPLICATION is hereby made for an easement laying out access as shown on the plan
filed herewith over the land known as
being:
(a) Maori freehold land; or
(b) European land that ceased to be Maori Land on or after 15 December 1913; or...
Alternatively, the applications can be posted to:
Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Registry CJESP Building, Level 1, 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011
All SILNA hearings are heard in the Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court, Christchurch.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
Te ū
Adherence
You must act lawfully and for a:
Māori land trust, you must act in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the trust order
Māori Incorporation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994
Māori Reservation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994
Tōkeketanga
Impartiality
You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries with the same...
Nominations:
▪ Must be received on the official Māori
Land Court nomination form
▪ Forms can be obtained by either
contacting the Māori Land Court or by
way of the link, details for both are below
▪ Must be received by the Māori Land
Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July
2023
▪ Nominations must clearly identify the
block to which the person is being
nominated to.
