If any named beneficiary’s right to succeed under section 108(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 is not evident from his or her relationship to the deceased, explain how the beneficiary qualifies under that section: [specify]:_________________________________________________________________________________________ 19.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
At least one trustee must hold other core trust documents such as records of the trust’s property, records of trustee decisions, and accounting records and financial statements.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
The purpose of updating the list of owners is to ensure successors can attend and vote at meetings of owners to decide on how to receive the land. If you are recorded on this list, please update your contact details.
The consent will set out how the accessway should be formed. You can get further details about a consent from the district council or a surveyor.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
After the hearing After the hearing, a record of it (‘minutes’) will be typed and given to the judge to sign.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
If there are a number of transferees indicate how the blocks or shares are to be allocated e.g equally or otherwise.
This brought the Māori Land Court record into the computer age with details of Māori land blocks and their owners being accessible nationwide, without owners having to travel to the Māori Land Court where the land was located to get information.
The rules go on to define in whom the custody of that record resides2, how access maybe provided3, maintenance of the record4 and what is classed as the electronic form5 of the permanent record.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
