Shareholders need to carefully choose suitable people and should ensure that the committee members have appropriate skills to protect the assets and provide a return to the shareholders. 1 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Shareholders need to carefully choose suitable people and should ensure that the committee members have appropriate skills to protect the assets and provide a return to the shareholders. 1 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a “charging order” to recover the excess amount paid.
Traditional whenua boundaries of hapū and whānau were changed and not all members were granted ownership. Individual land ownership made it easier for settlers to buy and sell land.
This will make it easier to build on Māori reservation land. OCCUPATION ORDER: An occupation order provides the right to build on a piece of land owned by multiple owners (but does not grant a title of ownership over that piece of land).
In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
The scope of the review focuses on four key areas: • Ownership: Māori land owners are affiliated and engaged with the land; • Governance: there are appropriate structures and trustees with expertise to support effective decision-making; • Access to resources: resources are available to enact decisions; and • Utilisation: the better utilisation of Māori land is enabled.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2016 | Pipiri 2016 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land 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.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2016.pdf (467 kb)
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2016 | Pipiri 2016 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land 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.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2016.pdf (467 kb)
