A copy of any lease exceeding 21 years must be submitted to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court for noting. The Māori Land Court has no role in checking or confirming the terms of any lease.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
A copy of any lease exceeding 21 years must be submitted to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court for noting. The Māori Land Court has no role in checking or confirming the terms of any lease.
AUDITOR A person who checks and examines accounts. BENEFICIAL OWNER The owner of a beneficial interest in land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
When making a will you or your solicitor should check the provisions of section 108 of the Act but, in summary, Māori land interests or Māori incorporation shares can only be left to: • children or descendants • brothers and sisters (but half-brothers and half-sisters may only receive interests that the testator 22 received from their common parent) • anyone entitled to receive interests by whakapapa • anyone related to the testator by blood who is a member of...
When making a will you or your solicitor should check the provisions of section 108 of the Act but, in summary, Māori land interests or Māori incorporation shares can only be left to: • children or descendants • brothers and sisters (but half-brothers and half-sisters may only receive interests that the testator 22 received from their common parent) • anyone entitled to receive interests by whakapapa • anyone related to the testator by blood who is a member of...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
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)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
Documents/Panui/0724024-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2024-web.pdf (1.3 mb)
For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā Motu.
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā Motu.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
