MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
LEGAL OWNER The owner of the legal title to land. When trustees are appointed, they become the legal owners of the land.
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MLC Form 35 Exchange order
Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land.
S113 29 93 Appln to Determine Successors for SILNA Lands Hawea Wanaka
If there are neither children of the deceased nor brothers or sisters, then next of kin are the nearest relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Discussion on leases and licenses over Māori Reservation land
01 Apr 2012 | NewsThat provides a great deal of protection because the land cannot be sold or gifted away. Nor can the land be taken by way of an agreement under the Public Works Act 1981.
Te whakawhiti whenua
Transferring land
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template 18082025
Comment Box While the land and any other property vested in the trust is held and used for the benefit of the beneficial owners, the beneficial owners are not the legal owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsAt the end of the day we wanted our children bought up in New Zealand with access to whānau, friends and a kiwi lifestyle.
Kōrero ki tāku Swearing In
20 May 2023 | NewsTo my Māori language, it is because of you that my heart is connected to the hearts of my children, of my family, of my hapū, of my iwi and to the hearts of my ancestors.
Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
This land is held in accordance with tikanga Māori, and unlike Māori freehold land, and there are no ‘legal owners’ of Māori customary land.
0323323 Ministry of Justice National Panui May 2023 PROOF
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
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