Guest User Guide v5
Upload any documents as required TIP: If your application form is not showing, please visit Submit an application | Māori Land Court which will give you different options for logging an application.
Upload any documents as required TIP: If your application form is not showing, please visit Submit an application | Māori Land Court which will give you different options for logging an application.
We will produce a report on the findings of this survey and share by publishing on our website.
TRANSFERRING SHARES TO TRUSTEES Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Succession is the legal transfer of land interests or shares from a person who has passed away (the deceased) to their descendants.
(Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person.) 8 People who own land jointly.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
(Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person.) 8 People who own land jointly.
You can calculate whether you have enough shares by dividing the area of the whole block with the total number of shares in the block to work out what area of land each share relates to.
This is also a good opportunity to review the way your trust keeps and provides information. How can I find out more? If you have further questions, contact a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land Anything related to a Māori incorporation Roadways...
Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)