Māori custom. 10. The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 22 APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION WHEN NO GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION IS HELD Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Sections 113 and 118 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 22 Rule 10.2(1),(2) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination fro...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
A set of principles that form the constitution of an organisation. 14. The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION WHEN GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION HELD Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Sections 113 and 117 Form 21 Rule 10.2(2)(a) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
When the land has many owners, it’s important that the costs are shared fairly among everyone.
You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 52.64 ha and 111 owners.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Currently, the land is held in trust until the owners can receive the land.
