Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsOnly roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.
Only roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Thames District Court, 505 Queen Street, Thames Wednesday 24 July 2024 Judge R P Mullins Presiding PĀNUI NO.
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APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
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S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 53.06ha and 114 owners.
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If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
The introduction of Pātaka Whenua marked the closing of MLIS (Māori Land Information System), the previous Māori Land Court technol- ogy system, which has served the court and land- owners/users since 1999.
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Tairāwhiti PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Hearing Māori Land Court, Te Whare o te Ra, Nga Wai e Rua Building 60 Reads Quay, Gisborne Wednesday 7 February 2024 Chief Judge C L Fox presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP1 1:00PM AP-20230000036102 18(1)(c)/93 18(1)(d)/9...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:45 AM AP-20250000012141 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Huhuti Phillips Maora Kirkpatrick also known as Maora Te Nahu - Succession to Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wānaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block WĀ TĪNA – 1:30 PM SP2 2:30 PM AP-20250000009740 21/1994 67/93 Jennifer Hodson Chanel Starkey Mangamaunu Māori Reserve Land Trust and Nga Uri o...
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Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
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You will also need to be clear what the plan is for building on the land, including who the housing is for. Contact a Māori Land Court offices for further information about building on Māori land.