The purpose of this is to allow those government agencies to share information and hold consultation with potential owners to enable their informed decision making when it comes to SILNA land interests.
Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 4 The Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu NOTICE TO OWNERS SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER: (Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person or other matter in respect of which the application is mad...
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua.
It is a good idea to ask them about: What land blocks you might be an owner in An accurate record of your whakapapa How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.
The intent of Pātaka Whenua is to allow land- owners and other users to access the court record The Whenua Māori programme and Pātaka Whenua Screen shot from the new Māori Land Court website 17 Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 any time of the day and from anywhere in the world.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 10/23 - 19 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu NAME OF OWNER: (List all possible names that the deceased may have been known by including any aliases) ........................
TIP: Blocks will be shown on the map as grey sections. 5māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 1 After locating the block, whether by the Search menu or the Block Map, once you open the block information page you will find several different sections including: • block name and ID details, • owner details overview, • area details • map of the block shape, • and an originated documents list.
(2) If the agreement is executed in New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be attested by an independent person aged 20 years or more (not being a member of the transferor’s immediate family or an owner in the land being alienated) who must, print below his or her signature, his or her full name, occupation and residential address
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (241 kb)
In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.
