Mortgaging Māori land Māori incorporations can mortgage Māori land unless the Māori Land Court has ordered otherwise or the shareholders have passed a resolution that the land cannot be mortgaged.
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In addition, in accordance with rule 5.11(1)(b)(iii) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, a brief summary of the reason why the application has not been finally determined is also provided for each entry.
Since 1993 there has only been a trickle of Māori freehold land that has changed to European title.
Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.
MĀORI (FREEHOLD) LAND Land for which the Māori Land Court has created a title and determined the beneficial owners to that land.
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This has been well understood by Māori land owners.
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In addition, where necessary, an additional description has been added to some classifications to ensure clarity as to the coverage of that class for court staff. 2 Custody of the permanent record under rule 7.20 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 3 Access to the permanent record under rule 7.21 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 4 Maintenance of the permanent record...
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Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
The Act also refers to general land owned by Māori. Whenua Māori korehere Māori freehold land Māori freehold land has gone through the Māori Land Court (or what was known as the Native Land Court) to be divided into blocks and converted into freehold titles.
Alternatively, the applications can be posted to: Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Registry CJESP Building, Level 1, 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011 All SILNA hearings are heard in the Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court, Christchurch.
