“Noku te whenua, kei a au te korero. Noku te whenua, ko au te rangatira. Ehara i a koutou!” Dr r Apirana Mahuika Supporting a Productivity Report and Designing a Maori Land Service for Te Tairawhiti & Opotiki Maori Land Owners 5 th Round of Hui: 3 to 6 September 2017 Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 1 without written consent.
In In a a nut nutshell ll, wha hat is is the the be benefit t of of thi this Proje oject to o Tai airawhit iti i & Opo potik iki i Maor aori i lan and owner ers? 1. Applications needed for Maori land are: 1. More accessible (on line or a closer service centre); 2. Confirmed in less than half the current time. 2. Assistance is available for Maori land owners through: 1. Standardised user friendly application forms (e.g succession) and land owner decision making templates (e.g deeds of trust) with guidelines; 2. Education on the new regime, application forms, land owner decision making templates and guidelines; 3. Assistance with governance training and reporting templates for owners; 4. Assistance with or coordination of user pays financial management and reporting templates; 5. Assistance with applying for productivity research, feasibility and business development; 6. Assistance with or coordination of advocacy with local government or relevant central government agencies. 7. Assistance for multiple Maori land blocks to collaborate (eg Ngatahi, Matariki, Hikurangi Enterprise, Whangara Farms etc) and assistance with Maori Township transitional issues. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 2 without written consent.
Te e Tumu Paeroa owned shares and administered la lands wit ithin Te e Tairawhiti & Opotiki 1. The administration of lands (including any shares in land) administered by Te Tumu Paeroa (27,000 ha) will transfer to the Tairawhiti Maori Land Service (MLS) together with any existing liabilities (lending, leases etc): 1. Those land blocks wishing to stay with Te Tumu Paeroa will be excluded; 2. Tairawhiti MLS will seek a pro rata of the annual Maori Trustee Crown vote ($2.6m) and the unclaimed dividends ($10m) to assist with the administration of these specific lands; 3. The Tairawhiti MLS must within a 12 year period (or earlier if requested by the owners): 1. Transfer the land to the owners/owner entity in a reasonable state; and 2. Build the capacity of the land owners to be able to manage the land for themselves. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 3 without written consent.
Hei ei Tau auira: : How to o Mak ake the the Suc uccession Proc ocess mor ore e effic ficie ient? t? 1. The key ingredient that you need to complete a successful succession application to a grand parent interests (without whangai) are: 1. Death certificate 2. Will, probate or identities of those succeeding and their connection to the deceased. 3. A Maori Land Court confirmed search of the deceased interests. 2. Once filed, this application is then checked by the Maori Land Court staff and they do the search of the deceased interests and verify the interests. 3. When the application is ready it then goes in to the Panui (Public Notice) of issues that will be considered at the next siting of the Judge. 4. If there is no objection, the Judge then approves the application in open Court. The staff then complete the process, updates the record and notifies the applicant. 5. The process can take up to 6 months and no less than 3 months. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 4 without written consent.
Tai airawhit iti i Prop oposal: : 1 mon onth tur turn ar around for or Suc uccessio ion app applic icatio ions. 1. Put all applications on line. All passport applications are done on line with photo; a declaration; a verifier and a credit card. 1. In the transition process, have an office that people can attend to assist them to do it online. 2. The search of interests is a pre-application process. Like going to the Land Transfer Office to get a search of a title that is then certified by the Crown. You do this before you file your application. 3. The key ingredients remain the same with a drive for people to have a will. There will also be a statutory declaration requirement (where there is neither will nor probate) with a birth certificate for all people succeeding to ensure no aliases in future. 4. The full application is then checked by the Maori Land Court staff and if compliant it is confirmed. 5. No panui. No Maori Land Court Judge. This is an administrative function. This is the major proposed change. Administrative functions, plus other support for Maori land owners, will go to a Maori Land Service. 6. The Maori Land Court will be a legal Court of last resort if you cannot resolve your legal disputes over Maori land that the Maori land court has jurisdiction for. You go to a Family Court to resolve issues that come under the Family Courts jurisdiction that you cannot resolve amongst yourselves eg custody of a child. You do not go to a Family Court for assistance to set up a Family Trust or for succession. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 5 without written consent.
Th The Tim Timin ing for or ot other ap appli licatio ions: : 5 Wor orking Days. 1. Most other applications for a change in transfer of shares (to someone in the preferred class) and change in trustees is done in the same time period of 3 to 6 months. 2. The intention is that these types of applications, with the right type of verification, are turn around within 5 working days of being submitted: 1. Transfer of shares 2. Change in trustees 3. Noting particulars of a whanau trust. 3. The turn around time is subject to a robust Information Communications Technology infrastructure being in place. Te Tairawhiti, despite constants requests, has not been a part of this process. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 6 without written consent.
A Tairawhiti Maori La Land productivity report wil ill be produced to o in include: From the first presentation on 10 July 2017 1. The area’s including the Opotiki TLA and the Gisborne District (defined as starting in the Opotiki district and extending right around East Cape, down the East Coast and encompassing Gisborne, Manutuke/Muriwai and stopping at Paritu) 2. Cadastral boundaries of Maori Land with Te Tumu Paeroa land separately identified 3. Land Use Class analysis of Maori Freehold Land with detailed maps provided included a regional overview and a series of smaller more detailed maps encompassing the report area. 4. Land Use Class benchmark analysis which will use a selection of high level and appropriate regional benchmarks to demonstrate a high level macro-economic view of the land classes as if they were at “Highest and Best Use.” 5. A high level analysis of potential water use requirements based on the benchmark activities utilised in the macro-economic assessment 6. Full list of assumptions and disclaimers. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 7 without written consent.
Towards a Tair irawhiti & Opotiki Productivity Rep eport Identifying Basic Productivity Options for Tairawhiti & Opotiki Maori Land Owners The final decision on what a land owners does is with the land owner. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 8 without written consent.
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Next xt Step eps towards a a Tai airawhit iti i & Opo potik iki i Prod oductivit ity Rep eport 1. Break the Te Tumu Paeroa report down to the relevant catchments around Te Tairawhiti & Opotiki. 2. Work with local government, central government (MPI) and others to ‘ground truth’ the data. 3. Work with Martin Jenkins Consultancy firm appointed by Te Puni Kokiri to assist. 4. Move towards a confirmed Tairawhiti & Opotiki Productivity plan. 5. Pitch to Cabinet for co investment. Other co investors will include local government, community trusts, Iwi, major land blocks and other 3 rd parties. 6. Implement the development aspect of the proposed Maori Land Service irrespective of whether or not the government passes legislation on the Maori Land Service. Property of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa and Not to be used 15 without written consent.
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