Where a transfer of land is primarily a small adjustment of boundaries, the Māori Land Court has the power to confirm a transfer without the above points being satisfied.
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Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the Māori Land Court issues a succession order 6.
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Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the Māori Land Court issues a succession order 6.
This class of records also includes information related to making changes to land title through the sale of Māori land, transfer of shares in Māori land between owners or to new shareholders, alienation of Māori land by lease or license, including the licensing of timber, flax and mineral rights.
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Keepa Wira Wharepa 17. Keepa Keita Paewai 18. Kaherau Katarina 19.
Documents/SILNA/Original-Grantees-of-the-Toitoi-SILNA-Block-word.pdf (118 kb)
If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) was passed in 1906 and authorised the transfer of land to Māori. Under the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, four SILNA blocks, Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, are yet to be transferred to the descendants of the original beneficiaries of the land.
