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Alienation involves an alienee (the person who purchases or receives the interest in the land), and an alienor (the person who sells or parts with the interest in the land). 2 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)

We recommend that you keep these documents in a safe place, as they will help you decide what steps to take going forward. Some examples of steps you may consider include: continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court investigating further options if you’re not satisfied with the outcome of mediation.

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For example, you may need to provide your bank account details and an IRD number. Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga If you disagree with the outcome If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

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It’s important that you leave a court hearing with a complete understanding of what has taken place. Māori Land Court hearings are open to the public.

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Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Read the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

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Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 2 Literally, a “basket”.

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

Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 2 Literally, a “basket”.

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

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In addition, in accordance with rule 5.11(1)(b)(iii) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, a brief summary of the reason why the application has not been finally determined is also provided for each entry.

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

She was sworn in as the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in August 2023. Her appointment to this role marks the first time since 1865 that a woman has led the Māori Land Court bench.

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