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For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
Indeed, the Court of Appeal suggests that given the importance of the views of the owners on the question of whom to appoint, procedures should be devised that draw in the widest possible ownership participation. An obvious corollary to that proposition is, subject to the available resources and infrastructure of the trust to cater for such procedures.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
Most of the land set aside under the Act was transferred to the intended beneficiaries, but in 1909 the SILNA Act was repealed by the Native Lands Act before all the grants had been completed. 6 Also, the lands set aside under SILNA were of inferior quality, isolated, inaccessible, and often far distant from the traditional lands that had been taken under the earlier Crown purchasing. 7 Four of the SILNA blocks were not allocated and remain in Crown ownership today: Hāwea-Wānaka at Wān...
See the back page of this
factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
For information about the most common applications, go
online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply
Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has
details about the current ownership and title information¹ for
all MLC blocks.
The website also
contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool
that provides web based information on
the current ownership and title information 1
for all Māori Land Court blocks.
A sketch plan or diagram showing:
The area of the portion to be partitioned out; and
The position or locality of the partition relative to the whole block; and
Any river, lake or seashore boundaries of the whole block; and
The position of any easement or roadway required for access to the partitioned area.
Details as to how ownership of the land is to be apportioned after partition
Details of notice of the application or proposal to the owners, the minutes of any meetings
h...
The benefits of a pūtea trust include:
interests can be pooled together to generate a more stable income and allow greater participation in land ownership and development
you can appoint one or more trustees to manage the interests across multiple blocks of land
the trust becomes the single point of contact for your interests, and
the trust is a legal entity and you can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
