For example: selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights, leasing land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent (and other conditions), mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of the Act).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
This was intended to allow the Crown to govern control of the lands held by settlers and retain their right to manage their own lands, possessions and affairs
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2.pdf (392 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.
That administrator can then apply to the Māori Land Court for succession to any Māori land interests to the successors.
That administrator can then apply to the Māori Land Court for succession to any Māori land interests to the successors.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
It brings into focus the history of the Native Land Court from 1862 to 1947 and the Māori Land Court from 1947 to the present day.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
