A certificate, signed by the Māori trustee or the Court-appointed agent or trustee or the alienor, that the money has been paid, is sufficient evidence to satisfy the Court. Applying for a vesting order You must apply to the Māori Land Court for a vesting order.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
A certificate, signed by the Māori trustee or the Court-appointed agent or trustee or the alienor, that the money has been paid, is sufficient evidence to satisfy the Court. Applying for a vesting order You must apply to the Māori Land Court for a vesting order.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
A certificate, signed by the Māori trustee or the Court-appointed agent or trustee or the alienor, that the money has been paid, is sufficient evidence to satisfy the Court. Applying for a vesting order You must apply to the Māori Land Court for a vesting order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
If the trust order does prevent a mortgage, an application will have to be filed to amend the trust order per s 244 of the Act. 4.
Te tono mō tētahi whakatau whakawhiti (utu tāpae $68) Apply for a vesting order (filing fee $68) To apply for a vesting order to transfer your Māori land interests or shares by gift, you’ll need to provide: evidence of the relationship between the parties to establish that they are members of the preferred class of alienee (PCA) evidence that you have discussed the transfer with your children or descendants (if you have any).
Variation 7.2 Only the Court can vary this Order. The Trustees may at any time apply to the Court to vary this Order, PROVIDED THAT: (a) the Beneficiaries have had sufficient notice of the variation and sufficient opportunity to discuss and consider it; and (b) there is a sufficient degree of support for the variation among the Beneficiaries.
A judge can then make a court order to set the land aside as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules). 3. This practice note applies to the use of the Special Aid Fund by the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court (Court).
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
• Applications for appeals must use the General Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the section under which application is made: o Section 129(1A) – for Māori landowners o Section 118C(4)(b) – for water service providers. How to apply for a charging order • You can file an application for a charging order by email, by post or in person.
Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 E�ective from 27 August 2025 How to apply for a charging order The Local Government (Water Services) Act (the Act) has made the following changes to the Māori Land Court’s jurisdiction.
