The current 1993 Act (Te Ture Whenua Māori/Māori Land Act 1993), by contrast, saw a significant widening of the Court’s jurisdiction.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
It includes but is not limited to records of alienation of land, including purchase under Public Works Acts and the Europeanisation of Māori land (the Court had powers regarding Europeanisation under part 28 and section 433 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953 and previous acts).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Indeed, the owners all accept that I must resolve the issue in this instance” Tikanga Māori is defined in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Māori Land Act) as “Māori Customary rights and values”.
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Readers faced with specific circumstances should refer to the full text of the Act or Acts concerned and/or seek appropriate exptert advice, and they should not rely solely on the text of this publication.
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Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income may be ap- plied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’). Title reconstruction and improvement Title1 reconstruction and improvement is covered by Part 14 of the Act.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
We were also joined by those who work on Māori land issues from Te Puni Kōkiri.
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Nor can the land be taken by way of an agreement under the Public Works Act 1981. Such protection makes a great deal of sense because marae, meeting places and wāhi tapu are places of special significance to Māori communities, and naturally we do not want to treat such places as if they were simply saleable commodities.
