Important Note: If an undivided interest in land i.e. shares in a block is being transferred, section 148 of the Act requires the transferee to be a member of the preferred classes of alienees which comprise – • A child or remoter issue of the transferor. • Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land. • An owner in the land who is a member of the hapü associated with the land. • A trustee of a person belonging to 1 to 3 above....
Whakapapa of any person who is receiving shares in Māori land. Explanatory Notes Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either - (i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or (ii) a descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land, or...
Succession to shares Shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be shares in Māori land, and succession is arranged in the same way as for Māori land.
Succession to shares Shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be shares in Māori land, and succession is arranged in the same way as for Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Read our separate factsheet Transferring Māori Land Shares for more information. To download it, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/about-mlc/publications SUCCESSION TO SHARES Shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be shares in Māori land, and succession is arranged in the same way as for Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
(Land may be vested in a trustee or shares may be vested in another person.) 6.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices. The application can include all Māori land interests in all Māori Land Court districts, including Māori incorporation shares.
Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices. The application can include all Māori land interests in all Māori Land Court districts, including Māori incorporation shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Shares in Māori freehold land are rarely transferred.
(Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person.) 8 People who own land jointly.
