Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsThese were to be created where land of iwi and hapū could be held collectively without individual shareholding within that kin group.
These were to be created where land of iwi and hapū could be held collectively without individual shareholding within that kin group.
Once again, some of the larger, more sophisticated trusts have included in their trust orders reference to the specific newspapers that are to be used for notice purposes and the frequency with which the notice must run as well as reference to iwi radio and tribal newspapers for example. The rise of social media networking and internet use has also created an expectation and an opportunity for notice to a wider audience to become more commonplace.
This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust. Apply online Download the application form Te whakarerekē i ngā ture o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae $68) Vary the terms of your trust (filing fee $68) Trustees must manage any land or interests as set out in the terms of the trust order.
Only in special circumstances will a Māori reservation be set aside for anyone other than the whānau, hapū, and iwi traditionally associated with that particular land.
However, there are hapū, iwi, and whānau that whakapapa to this land and may have used it for generations.
It’s designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land in the interest of the iwi or hapū. This type of trust is also used for receiving Crown land4 as part of any settlement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
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 iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts the type of people to whom land can be sold or gifted.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
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 iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts the type of people to whom land can be sold or gifted.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
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 iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts the type of people to whom land can be sold or gifted.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
Ngā Tono, he kohinga pukapuka ēnei nā Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te iwi Māori – me ētahi atu e ngākaunui anaki – te whai māramatanga mō ngā take whenua Māori o te wā. 2 Te whai māramatanga Ki te hia kōrero koe e pā ana ki tō tono, mā ngā kaimahi o te Kooti koe e āwhina.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)