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The early history of individualisation leading to land dispossession and alienation and the impact this system of tenure wrought on Māori society has been rehearsed time and time again before the Waitangi Tribunal. It has also been acknowledged by the Crown in deeds and legislation designed to settle such historical claims.
Eleven out of these thirteen judges are Māori, and all judges have extensive experience in Māori land and Treaty of Waitangi legal matters. Five out of the thirteen judges on the bench are women – Chief Judge Isaac has recently noted that such a gender balance does not exist on any other Court bench in New Zealand outside of the Supreme Court.
The
changes are effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021.
The changes are some practical and technical changes to the legislation, so that it works
better for landowners and supports the Māori Land Court to operate efficiently.
...A20230007243
239(2)/93 Harata Takiwa
Bennett
Tikitiki A18 (Church and
Cemetery) block - Reduce the
trustees by removing Hana
Erbeck and Nehe Te Ngaiti Tibble
deceased as trustees
24 11:25 AM AP-20230000030670 239/93 Selwyn Tanetoa
Parata
Waitangi A1A2 Trust and others
- Add Peter Cross as additional
trustee
25 11:30 AM AP-20230000030653 244/93 Selwyn Tanetoa
Parata
Kaharau A1A Trust - Variation of
an ahu whenua trust order
26 11:35 AM AP-20230000030654 244/93 Selwyn Tane...
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) History
Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated 10 large-scale purchases of land from Ngāi Tahu whereby 3,450,000 acres of land, almost the entire land base of the iwi, was sold for £14,750.
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
AP-20240000002116 18(1)(a)/93 Deputy Registrar Estate of Waitangi Tait - Determination of a
Life Interest
AP-20240000001524 86/93 Deputy Registrar Christina Wilson also known as Christina
White - Succession - Amendment of Court
record with multiple administration errors at
(117 Tairawhiti MB 103-105 dated 10/03/2023
(AP-20230000027106)
AP-20240000002096 86/93 Deputy Registrar Mangawhariki 5A block - Amendment of
Court record incorrectl...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP28 3:00 PM AP-20240000006997 239/93 Nicole Leanne
James (Wirepa)
Wirepa Family Trust - Reduce
the number of trustees due to the
death of Arthur William Waitangi
Wirepa
WAIARIKI
PĀNUI
More recently, whenua tōpū trusts have been used as a holding trust for the settlement of Treaty of Waitangi claims. A whenua tōpū trust:
can include one or more Māori land blocks, or general land owned by Māori
can include a wide range of beneficiaries, for example, a community, hapū or iwi in a specific area
makes the land trustees legally responsible for managing the land
has a Court-approved trust order that sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees
requires that...