Pātaka Whenua Guidance
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Date produced: 8 December 2023
Last modified: 2 February 2024
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If similar duties are not to apply, what is the
basis for accountability? If similar duties are to apply, would it not be preferable for
those duties to be exercised within the disciplined environment of a governance
structure?
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Date produced: 25 July 2024
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Fee: $ 228.00
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Statement signed by alienee setting out how he or she is a member of the preferred class (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Original instrument of alienation, properly executed and attested, and two copies
Special valuation of the land any improvements thereon, or interests in the land, by a registered valuer; or
NOTE: Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule...
I understand that in 2004, when the Hon John Tamihere was Minister of Lands, Cabinet approved the investment of approximately $30m in the MFLRP. Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Checklist of documents required (if applicable and available)
• List of owners present at the gathering
• Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees, including any necessary
whakapapa details
• Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer
• Minutes of the meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of the pertinent issues discussed at the meeting,
including—
• every proposal put...
FEE: $ 228.00
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners, trustees and their addresses
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which som...