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The interests are not split between them – they are co-owners. If one owner dies, the other joint tenant(s) automatically succeed to the interest that the deceased joint tenant held.
In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state.
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of
Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau
and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development
and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners
and their whānau and hapū.
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of
Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau
and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development
and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners
and their whānau and hapū.
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of
Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau
and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development
and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners
and their whānau and hapū.
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A descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land.
This is the position that the Māori Land Court took in Tautari v Mahanga41 where Judge Ambler stated;
“Clearly many owners feel whanaungatanga to both owners. The Act 42 promotes owners
resolving such disputes themselves but, where they are unable to do so, the Court must resolve
the dispute.
To date, the Court has determined the successors of 125 original owners and are now seeking whakapapa information for the remaining owners from around 1895 who have not yet been succeeded to.
