What was the purpose of the Maori Land Court?
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What was the purpose of the Maori Land Court?
The Māori Land Court’s two main objectives are for Māori land and General land owned by Māori to be retained in the hands of its owners, and for the owners (or people acting on their behalf) to be able to use, manage and develop the land effectively.
How do you find out who owns the land in Māori?
A: By applying to the Māori Land Court. Only the court can change the status of general land owned by Māori, to Māori land. The order may then be registered with LINZ….Searching for Māori Land Records
- The owner’s name;
- The block name;
- The Māori Land Court District in which the land is situated.
How do I find my Māori land?
You can start your search for Māori land on our Māori Land Online website which provides a summary of current ownership, block and trust information relating to Māori land. Our site includes maps and plots the location of Māori land across New Zealand.
Who can inherit Māori land?
Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners. In some cases there are hundreds of owners for one block or title1. When an owner dies, it is important to transfer his or her interests to whoever is entitled to receive those interests. Those people are called successors2 and the process is called succession.
How much land in NZ is owned by Māori?
Maori land has been estimated at about 5.6 per cent of New Zealand’s total land area of 26.9 million hectares (Table 1).
Why was the Native Land Court established?
The Native Land Court was established by the Native Lands Acts of 1862 and 1865 to investigate titles to Māori land.
How do you claim Māori land?
If a person dies with no descendants, then the following people are entitled to their Māori land:
- any brothers or sisters of the deceased.
- the parent of the deceased (from whom they received their Māori land) if they have no brothers or sisters, or those brothers and sisters have no descendants.
Do Māori pay rates on Māori land?
Do rates have to be paid on Māori land? Rates must be paid on all Māori land, and all General land owned by Māori, unless the land comes under one of the exceptions in the rates legislation, or the local council decides to remit (not collect) or postpone collection of rates for the land.
Who created the Native Land Court?
The Native Land Court was established by the Native Lands Acts of 1862 and 1865 to investigate titles to Māori land. As the Māori Land Court, it is still in operation in the 2000s, and its functions and jurisdiction are set out in the Te Ture Whenua Maori/Maori Land Act 1993.
How was Māori confiscated?
During and after the wars large areas of Māori land in the North Island were confiscated by the government. The New Zealand Settlements Act 1863 allowed the Crown to confiscate the land of any iwi who were ‘engaged in rebellion’ against the government.
Who can own Māori freehold land?
Māori Freehold Land is held by individuals who have shares together as tenants in common. In a modern context it has two main characteristics which make it a unique land tenure: economic value. cultural value.
Is Māori land fee simple?
Māori freehold land is land subject to a fee simple estate with special characteristics. In general these characteristics are that the land cannot be transferred outside Māori ownership and that there are strict controls on the inheritability of Māori land interests outside the kinship group of the deceased owner.
Do you need a permit to build on Maori land?
If you own or have an interest in Māori freehold land, and you want to build and live on that land, first you’ll need to obtain either: a licence to occupy from the owners, trustees (if the land is under a trust) or committee of management (if there is a Māori incorporation) or.
Why was the Native Land Court created?
The Native Land Court was created in 1865. This centralised, Pākehā-controlled court was based largely on the settlers’ legal system and converted customary title to land to individual title, effectively making it easier for Māori land to be sold to settlers. The court replaced a system that had been set up in 1862.
