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When a hapū partition is created, the new
titles are noted of that designation. if,
at some later date, the hapū partition is
upgraded to a full partition, then the council’s
consent will be needed. if ownership of any
of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the court can require that a
portion of the land be set apart as a Māori
reservation for the common use and benefit
of the new Zealand people.
When a hapū partition is created, the new
titles are noted of that designation. if,
at some later date, the hapū partition is
upgraded to a full partition, then the council’s
consent will be needed. if ownership of any
of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the court can require that a
portion of the land be set apart as a Māori
reservation for the common use and benefit
of the new Zealand people.
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Wāwāhanga whānui (utu tāpae $228)
Full partition (filing fee $228)
A full partition allows the transfer of the new blocks by gift or sale outside of the existing ownership group.
...need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land must be vested in another trust.
If ownership of any of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the MLC can require a portion of the land be set
apart as a Māori reservation8 for the common use and benefit
of the people of Aotearoa.
...to
determine ownership of a dwelling
heard at 290 Taitokerau MB 125-150
on 10/3/2025 - Notice of Appeal
(Respondents: Nga Uri O Iehu
Moetara Trust)
AP-20250000008072 45/93 Shaine Cavanagh CJ 2025/38 - Nuhaka X1A block and a
confirmation of transfer made at 67
Wairoa MB 236-237 on 19/9/1963 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20250000008163 45/93 Cheryl Lynne Bryers CJ 2025/39 - Robert Ropata also
known as Robert Tama Ropata or
Robert Roma Ropata or Ropata
Ropata and a su...
...2025/37 - Mohaka C9 block (Now
part of Mohaka C12 block) and a
partition order made at 63 Wairoa
MB 32 on 15/10/1959 - Application
to the Chief Judge
AP-20250000008072 45/93 Shaine Cavanagh CJ 2025/38 - Nuhaka X1A block and a
confirmation of transfer made at 67
Wairoa MB 236-237 on 19/9/1963 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20250000008163 45/93 Cheryl Lynne Bryers CJ 2025/39 - Robert Ropata also
known as Robert Tama Ropata or
Robert Roma Ropata or Ropata
Ropata and a suc...
Judge Williams’ then attended Auckland Institute of Technology (as it was known then) for two years studying Chartered Accountancy, before transferring to Auckland University to study conjoint Law and Arts degrees and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Māori in 1994 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1995.
