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Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
Poutūterangi 2010
Nā Adrian Heke te whakaahua
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He nui ngā whakarerekētanga o ngā ritenga
whakahaere kaporeihana Māori i whakatūria
e Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993 me te
ture Māori Incorporations Constitutions
Regulations 1994.
I whiwhi ahau i tētahi whakatau, whakataunga whakamutunga rānei…
I received a final decision or determination…
If you wish to appeal against a final decision or determination of the Māori Land Court, you can apply to the Māori Appellate Court to under section 58 of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct.
S315 - masters
APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT
Te Ture Whenua MaoriAct 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 191...
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Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou
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In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
Any person appearing in the Māori Land Court, or in any court in New Zealand, can speak or file written documents in te reo Māori as a right under the Māori Language Act 2016.
In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 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.
