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When applying for a loan or a mortgage to use and/or develop Māori land, you will be asked to provide information about your assets. This could include the whenua you are using or developing, which can be used as ‘collateral’ or security against any approved finance.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Sometimes the Māori Land Court is asked by the family to direct the payment of money held (for example, to settle the funeral account), and the Court can do this.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

Sometimes the Māori Land Court is asked by the family to direct the payment of money held (for example, to settle the funeral account), and the Court can do this.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 28 February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined-compressed.pdf (2.1 mb)

1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 August 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2022-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.5 mb)

The Māori incorporation may ask the Court to declare additional land to be corpus 11 land instead of investment land.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

The Māori incorporation may ask the Court to declare additional land to be corpus 11 land instead of investment land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Having a conversation with your whānau about your whenua and whakapapa can be helpful before getting started. 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.

Located in:  Māori land

Invariably Māori land estates involve deceased owners who have not been succeeded to for many years; there may be several generations of owners who remain un-succeeded; owners often hold interests in multiple blocks; some interests are held in a trustee capacity; most estates are intestate; where there are wills, there are statutory restrictions on who may receive Māori land interests; because of those restrictions, the Court can be asked to make special provision out of the estate’s...

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

Once you have received the sealed order from the Court setting out the money that is owed to you, it's your responsibility to contact the trust or incorporation holding the money. You will need to ask what information they need from you to pay the money to you.

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