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).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
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)
In the Central North Island, dispute about who had mana whenua to various portions of Kaingaroa forest, agreement could not be reached between the iwi.
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 spouse/partner* desires to give up in writing their right to occupy the principal family home on the land (written consent to giving up of right attached).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (233 kb)
The spouse/partner* desires to exercise their right to occupy the principal family home on [name of block(s) on which dwelling is located].____________________________________________________________________________ The spouse/partner* desires to give up in writing their right to occupy the principal family home on the land (written consent to giving up of right attached).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (216 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
(b) Where a person dies intestate (without a will), a grant of letters of administration is obtained. 5 The administrator/s are responsible for ensuring that these assets are transferred to those entitled to them. 6 A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest the ownership and its associated rights (land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person). 7 In broad terms, land that is not Māori land an...
