Section 150A of the Act (as amended by section 24 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Amendment Act 2002) requires any lease for longer than 52 years to have the consent of at least half the beneficial owners of the land and the approval of the MLC.
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The lease for all the other owners is not altered. The MLC makes an order, which can be registered with Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). 6.
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He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Rotorua Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa Street, Hauora House, Rotorua Monday, 2 December 2024 Deputy Chief Judge C T Coxhead presiding Join Via Zoom Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 | Passcode: 024235 PĀNUI NO.
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The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 2. For information on trustees’ duties and responsibilities see Part 3 of the Trusts Act 2019 and Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 3.
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The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’). Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
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A trustee does not have to be an owner in the land. The Court, though, needs to be satisfied that the trustee is a “worthy appointee”.
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 2:15 PM AP-20240000012452 289/93 Peter Bloor Hautu B1A1 and other blocks - Combined partition SP 3 2:15 PM AP-20250000003494 18(1)(a)/93 Deputy Registrar He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana ngā pānga mō te poraka whenua o Lot 1 DP 81584 & Part Hautu 3F 4B 2A Decision of the court to determine a claim to interests in Lot 1 DP 81584 & Part Hautu 3F 4B 2A Aotea PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Wellington online via Zoom Join via Zoom Meeting ID: 879 6913 4540 Friday 11 April 2025 Judge M J Doogan Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Provision was made for that in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which allowed for whenua tōpu trusts.
1 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Māori Agribusiness in New Zealand: A study of the Māori Freehold Land Resource, March 2011; and Te Puni Kokiri, Ko ngā Tūmanako o ngā Tāngata Whai Whenua Māori – Owner Aspirations Regarding the Utilisation of Māori Land, April 2011.
