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You can apply from anywhere at any time, using a computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone. When you register in Pātaka Whenua and create a profile you can begin an application, save your progress, and come back to it later.
The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
Some administration of the whānau trust is required. An IRD number had to be obtained. We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared.
Within the Māori Land Court districts, average ownership numbers range from 51 owners per block in the Tākitimu district to 154 owners per block in the Waiariki district.
Conflicts of interest arise in a number of different situations. Judges should be alert to
any appearance of bias arising out of connections with litigants, witnesses or their legal
advisors, and should always inform the parties of facts that might reasonably give rise to
a perception of bias or conflict of interest.
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT
TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI
Te Tari o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge’s Chambers
DX SX 10153, Te Whanganui a Tara 6145, Aotearoa DX SX 10153
Wāea Kōrero: (04) 914 3021 Wellington 6145, New Zealand
Phone: (04) 914 3021
17 October 2023
MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE
Aio ki te nuku aio ki te rangi ko te kawa ora ko te kawa ora tihei mauri ora.
This will also free
up judicial time for more complex matters before the Māori
Land Court.
Other changes
A number of minor and technical changes have been made to improve the operation of
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act from February 2021.
