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Step 1
In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fi...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fi...
VARYING THE TERMS OF A TRUST
If the trustees want to review their powers, rights and
obligations, as set out in the trust order, they need the
support of the beneficiaries, and so they need to hold a
meeting with them.
Politically, he was a typical
mid-Victorian liberal and believed strongly in
private property rights and individual titles.
Fenton was committed to the legal
ascertainment of Māori land titles by a
powerful and independent Court.
The Māori Land Court Customer Journey
Nau mai – This is where we prepare to receive manuhiri, and where information sharing
takes place. Are we giving the right information, are we directing visitors to the right
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori Kaimahi
The Ministry of Justice provides operational and administrative support to the Judiciary.
In such circumstances it may be worth applying to Court to see whether the trustees can grant leases or licences for a term exceeding seven years, with rights of renewal for one or more terms, which may exceed 14 years in total.
Appointment of trustees records are similar in
nature to the Protection of Personal and Property Rights (PPPR) case files generated in the Family
Court and recommended for retention as archives in DA564.