This is important because there are numerous examples of Māori land trusts and incorporations that have flourished under the Act, which invites the questions: why have some Māori land blocks succeeded and others have not?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Under s 23 of the 1865 Act the Court could vest blocks of land in tribes, but only if the block was larger than 5,000 acres.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Description Date Māori Land Block in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2025 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 23/09/2024 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand – National List 19/05/2023 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 19/07/2022 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 08/10/2021 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2018 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 30/0...
Awaiting Judicial Decision or Direction A20100006117 3/05/2010 CJ 2010/13 - Section 4A Block IV Tokaanu Township and an order made at 29 Tokaanu MB 491 on 02/10/1950 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Kahi Dickinson 2.
There are shareholdings in that block fractionated down to 4,000ths. The block itself is only about 5 hectares in size.
For more information, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations Māori trustee The Māori trustee administers many Māori land blocks and distributes money to the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
Awaiting Judicial Decision or Direction A20070009774 24/08/2007 CJ 2008/34 - Te Maehe or Maehe - Ngarakauwhakarara 15 & 17 & Morikaunui Incorporation - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Jenny Tamakehu 2.
Kaporeihana whenua Incorporation Unlike trusts, a Māori incorporation is structured like a company and is governed by the Māori Incorporations Constitutions Regulations 1994 .
To transfer Māori incorporation shares, the transferor (the person transferring the shares) must file a transfer of shares form (form 5 of the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994) with the secretary of the Māori incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Awaiting Administrative Action A20070009774 24/08/2007 CJ 2008/34 - Te Maehe or Maehe - Ngarakauwhakarara 15 & 17 & Morikaunui Incorporation - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Haimona Rzoska 2.
