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ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
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AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKÄ
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the
time of this publication are listed.
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make
representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of
March 2023 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your
connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to
make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day
of August 2022 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out
your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is
recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court
form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people.
The special
bond between Māori people and the land is
recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable
part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
They are designed to be function/activity-based classes and are not based on any
specific series of records, specifically named records or naming conventions that may have been
used by district registry offices.
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make
representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of
January 2024 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out
your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make submissions or
provide evidence concerning the application, you must notify the Registrar in writing by 4 pm on the 1st
October 2022, providing your name and address, telephone number, and email address (if any), and
setting out your connection to the application and brief details of your concerns.