To find out more about Succession go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/succession WHĀNAU AND PŪTEA TRUSTS If the shares are owned by a whānau trust, trustees will receive the notice of the meeting and vote for those shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
The Court may appoint a lawyer to be paid out of the Special Aid Fund on application by a party or by the Court’s own motion. 6.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
If you're considering this option, make sure you inform the lender that the land is owned by many people, as it is rare for lenders to accept individual interests as security in multiply owned Māori land.
More information To find out more about trusts and trustees' duties, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite clinic.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
How can I find out more? If you have further questions, contact a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
More information To find out more about Māori reservations, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite clinic.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
We’ll use the information you provide to search our records and find who has the closest whakapapa connection to the deceased.
Apply online Download the application form Tarati pūtea (utu tāpae $66) Pūtea trust (filing fee $66) A pūtea trust allows people who own small interests in Māori land to pool their interests together for the benefit of their wider whānau and descendants.
Finding out if you have entitlement for succession If a family member has died and you believe they may have owned interests in Māori land to which you may be entitled to succeed, you can find out about those interests by: • searching the Māori Land Online database.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
