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Thursday, 3 July, from 5:30pm to 10:00pm.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 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.
...family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and is not entitled to succeed; or
The family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and entitled to the right to receive any income or
discretionary grants from the interest and occupation of the principal family home as set out in the schedule; or
Please specify the name of the block(s) on which the dwelling is located: ....................................................................................................
...Deputy Registrar CJ 2021/55 - Angel Hati Moeau - Application to the
Chief Judge to amend an order made at 25 RGTA
166-167 dated 11 March 2004
AP-20230000027529
A20210014714
45/93 Rose Tai Rakena
MacLean
CJ 2021/57 - Oakura A2C Residue - and an
occupation order made at 201 Taitokerau MB 226-
229 on 20 August 2019 and at 222 Taitokerau MB
257 on 24 November 2020 - Application to the
Chief Judge
AP-20230000027530
A20210014743
45/93 Roger George
Kimura
CJ 2021/58 - Tiwikai Tai...
1
THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL
HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND
Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani
I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te…
...family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and is not entitled to succeed; or
The family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and entitled to the right to receive any income or
discretionary grants from the interest and occupation of the principal family home as set out in the schedule; or
Please specify the name of the block(s) on which the dwelling is located: ....................................................................................................
...applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $220
$220 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land
Commercial fisherie...
• Tono noho whenua (occupation order).
Kāore he mana o te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki ēnei rawa
Kāore he mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki
te tono mana tuku ki ngā rawa o te tangata
mate, pēnei i ngā:
• Whenua whānui (engari anō mō ētahi
whenua whānau, he kāinga whānau, e
hono tahi ana ngā kainoho 12)
The “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales,
long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and
occupation orders. But these are truly exceptional initiatives in the sense that they
entail permanent or significant alterations to Māori land title, and the Act
appropriately imposes certain safeguards in that regard.
Once these rights cease, the children or descendants then become entitled to the income and occupation rights. Ngā raumei
Resources
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