A composite title is issued to each house owner, comprising: 1. the freehold share of the lessee in the whole block, and 2. the leasehold interest of the lessee in the individual site.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
It is fundamentally important 1 Durie, E.T. ‘Custom law: address to the New Zealand Society for Legal and Social Philosophy’ in Victoria University of Wellington Law Review (1994) 24: 325-331, p.328. 2 for Māori to have their rights, and their systems of governance, acknowledged alongside the law of the state as a matter of justice.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Māori Land Court dispute resolution service 1 He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
The Act may well have deficiencies, but having read the report the reader is none the wiser as to the specifics of those deficiencies The report is structured around five propositions: • Proposition 1: Utilisation of Māori land should be able to be determined by a majority of engaged owners; Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner Judge D J Ambler • Proposition 2: All Māori land should be capable of utilisation and effective administration; • Proposition 3: Māori...
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The information in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves. 2 Māori reservation land Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1 may be set aside as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Contents Mihi ii Foreword iv by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell Foreword v by the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, Wilson Isaac Foreword vi by the Secretary for Justice, Andrew Bridgman Acknowledgements vii Section 1 10 Historical Foundations of the Court 1862-1890s “Ōku waewae kāinga” Section 2 46 The Evolution of the Court in the 20th Century “Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua” Section 3 84 Leadership of the Court 19...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Ka āhei anō te kaitiaki ki te rihaina i te wā e hiahia ana a ia, ā, mā te Kooti Whenua Māori rānei a ia e whakamutu mēnā ka rangona 1 He whenua ehara nō Māori, ehara nō te Karauna. 2 Ko te Kuini tonu te rangatira whai mana o Aotearoa hei tā te Karauna.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)
You do not need to file separate applications for each district. 1 The official record of legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 2 A person who receives, as of right, a share of a deceased person’s estate. 3 Someone who is given authority by the High Court to manage and administer the estate of a deceased person.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Kei ngā tari katoa o te Kooti Whenua Māori ngā pepa tono. 1 Te rangatiratanga, te mana pupuri whenua tūturu me ngā pepa e whakaatu ana i taua mana i raro i te ture. 2 He tangata e tika ana i raro i te ture kia whiwhi ki ngā hea o te tangata kua mate. 3 He tangata kua tohua, kua whai mana mai i te Kooti Teitei ki te whakahaere me te tohatoha i ngā rawa a te tangata kua mate, ina tohua e te Kooti Teitei he kaitohatoha, ka tukua e te koot...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-tereo.pdf (1.2 mb)
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025 The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)
