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The Honourable Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development made a formal announcement on 22 March 2023:   New appointment to Māori Land Court bench | Beehive.govt.nz My congratulations, and congratulations on behalf of the Māori Land Court, to Judge Thomas.

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The Māori Land Court are facilitating Paneke (formally known as clinics) in Nelson.

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The Māori Land Court are facilitating Paneke (formally known as clinics) in Blenheim.

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Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.

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Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)

Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)

The applicants said that they had ‘agreed to dispose of this land to the Pakehas’ and a few days later the block was reallocated by the Court to ten named owners.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)

It would help if Māori land owners let the Court know their addresses when they move.

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On this page Transferring land to a member of the PCA Transferring land to someone who is not a member of the PCA Transferring shares in an incorporation There are a variety of reasons a person might gift or sell their land, including: The interests are required to allow for housing or a dwelling To help divide land for partition between owners To encourage and mentor active engagement of younger landowners A trustee holding interests or shares may want t...

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