MLC succession english
In some cases there are hundreds of owners for one block or title 1. When an owner dies, it is important to transfer his or her interests to whoever is entitled to receive those interests.
In some cases there are hundreds of owners for one block or title 1. When an owner dies, it is important to transfer his or her interests to whoever is entitled to receive those interests.
Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor5 or has a disability6 and is unable to manage their own affairs.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include: a greater opportunity to use the land trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3 Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Hawera Library, 121 High Street, Hāwera 4610 Kaupapa: The lease renewal of Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:00 AM AP-20250000011081 338/93 William George McCarthy He whakawehenga i tētahi wāhanga o te poraka whenua o Waima North A6F Block hei whenua rāhui Māori Setting apart Waima North A6F Block as a Māori reservation
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: River Life Church, 83 Turangi Town Centre, Tūrangi 3334 Kaupapa: The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:00 AM AP-20250000011081 338/93 William George McCarthy He whakawehenga i tētahi wāhanga o te poraka whenua o Waima North A6F Block hei whenua rāhui Māori Setting apart Waima North A6F Block as a Māori reservation
Documents/Panui/3-v2.-Taitokerau-19-February-2026.pdf (123 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:00 AM AP-20250000011081 338/93 William George McCarthy He whakawehenga i tētahi wāhanga o te poraka whenua o Waima North A6F Block hei whenua rāhui Māori Setting apart Waima North A6F Block as a Māori reservation
Documents/Panui/3-v3.-Taitokerau-19-February-2026.pdf (123 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Waikouaiti Blk XII Township Subdivision XXVI Section 28 Date: Thursday, 17 July 2025 Time: 6 PM Venue: 78 Carroll Street Fern Hill, Dunedin Kaupapa: · Establishing an ahu whenua trust or appointing an agent or agents to represent the owners in negotiations about minor boundary adjustments · ...