Any other documents, plans, materials, or records that – a) A Judge or Registrar considers necessary to preserve the Court’s historical record of title and ownership; or b) A Judge or Registrar considers necessary for the Court to function as a court of record; or c) Are required to be kept of maintained under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993; and F.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
It starts with the Court’s historical foundations and traverses its modern evolution to where it is today.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
The failure of the report to place the Act and its predecessors in their historical context is a further significant omission.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Me pēhea te tikiake i tētahi Ownership Details Report How to download an Ownership Details Report Read the Ownership Details Report guide for help downloading the Ownership Details Report in Pātaka Whenua.
Naming Conventions Historically each registry office of the court was responsible for the creation and maintenance of their minute book series.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Third The project confirmed why it is important for the Māori Land Court to continue its current role given its historical and particular expertise in the administration of titles.
In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
VEST/VESTED A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest the ownership and its associated rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
The minimum number of members who must be present at a meeting to make proceedings valid. 12. The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 13.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
The trustees’ prior written consent is not needed for tangihanga. 11 The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf. 12 The minimum number of members that must be present at a meeting to make proceedings valid. 13 The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 14 A set of principles that form the constitution of an organisation. 15 The owner of a beneficial interest in land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
