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Succession is the legal transfer of land interests or shares from a person who has passed away (the deceased) to their descendants.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.

Located in:  Māori land

That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4pm, 9 January 2026 Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase of the said lands or enquire as to the terms of sale can do so by contacting the vendors solicitor, being: Connect Legal Taranaki 136 Powderham Street, New Plymouth Central New Plymouth 4310 If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienati...

Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v2.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (97 kb)

That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4pm, 9 January 2026 Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase of the said lands or enquire as to the terms of sale can do so by contacting the vendors solicitor, being: Connect Legal Taranaki 136 Powderham Street, New Plymouth Central New Plymouth 4310 If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation o...

Documents/Landowner-notices/1.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (94 kb)

That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, 9 January 2026.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land. What has changed? Succession is the legal transfer of interests or shares in Māori land from a person who has passed away to the people who are legally entitled to own those interests.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)

Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.

Located in:  Māori land

an amalgamation can include general land 12 and Māori land. if it does, the resulting block will be Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)

an amalgamation can include general land 12 and Māori land. if it does, the resulting block will be Māori land.

Uploads/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)

The determination of a Life Tenancy in respect of - all the lands held under the life tenancy the lands described in the Schedule; or Transmission by way of survivorship in the land described in the schedule GROUNDS FOR APPLICATION: The Life Tenant/Joint Tenant died on Date: / /as is evidenced by the copy of the Death Certificate produced.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (200 kb)