Partition A partition is created when one or more owners separate their shares from other landowners and create a separate title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
If not sensitively managed, disputes can create problems which can lead to longstanding whānau disagreements and division.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
• In the unlikely event that no one is entitled to succeed, the Court can determine who should succeed and, if necessary, create a trust for the deceased’s interests. These provisions also apply to an occupation order as if it were a beneficial interest in Māori land, provided that the person owns a beneficial interest in the land to which the occupation order applies and the Court is satisfied that the person should succeed to the occupation order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
• In the unlikely event that no one is entitled to succeed, the Court can determine who should succeed and, if necessary, create a trust for the deceased’s interests. These provisions also apply to an occupation order as if it were a beneficial interest in Māori land, provided that the person owns a beneficial interest in the land to which the occupation order applies and the Court is satisfied that the person should succeed to the occupation order.
It includes: Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court) Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court) Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court) Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block) Block order files (the physical record of all dealings and decisions about a land block filed and held by the Court) Stat...
The modern Māori Land Court exists in an environment that is significantly different to that in which was created on 30 October 1865 by the General Assembly of the New Zealand Colony under the Native Lands Act 1865.
After the court makes a decision, a court minute and order are created and you are provided with a copy.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 60 12:00 PM AP-20250000008260 241/93 Sandra Mary Hinemanu Gardiner, Te Maari Rangikoaea Gardiner He whakamutunga atu i te Tokaanu B2D2 Trust Termination of the Tokaanu B2D2 Trust 61 12:10 PM AP-20230000032382 238/93 Te Manuao Campbell, Tony Turanga Okahukura 8M 2C 2A 2B block – Enforcement of obligations of a Māori Reservation 62 12:15 PM AP-20230000032384 240/93 Te Manuao Campbell, Tony Turanga Okahukura 8M 2C...
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
The Heretaunga block created a national scandal, as it was seen as an example of how a ‘land ring’ could acquire large areas of land to the detriment of small settlers.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: A20230003684 113/93, 118/93 Rahora Elianna Grant Ada Fotu also known as Ada Kereopa or Ada Grant or Ada Wilson and Ada Ann Wilson - Succession A20230003965 164/93 Ben Waaka Ahipara A3A2 - Transfer of shares by way of gift from Ben Waaka to Samuel Evan Ruke and Tracy Charlotte Maree Ruke A20230004004 113/93, 118/93, 214/93 Joseph Xsaviour Kopani Witika-Pongi Ane Taniora Witika – Succession, constitute the Ane Taniora Witika’s Whanau Trus...
Documents/Panui/0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf (823 kb)
