Discussion on residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land
01 Jun 2012 | NewsFormer Judge Andrew Spencer discusses residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land.
Former Judge Andrew Spencer discusses residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land.
This includes a list of all aggregated (or combined) Māori land blocks. It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, general land owned by Māori, or land blocks under internal review.
The Tangata Whenua map shows tangata whenua-owned lands (ahuwhenua blocks) as well as marae and gazetted rohe moana that border the shoreline.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
On 14 December 2022, the Māori Land Court issued its first fully bilingual judgment in both te reo Māori and English.
Therefore in this article I provide my evaluation of the report as a Judge of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Granting a lease The Māori incorporation can grant a lease of any land it holds, but any lease over Māori freehold land for a term of more than 52 years must be agreed to by a resolution passed by the shareholders owning at least 50 percent of the shares and approved by the Māori Land Court.
Granting a lease The Māori incorporation can grant a lease of any land it holds, but any lease over Māori freehold land for a term of more than 52 years must be agreed to by a resolution passed by the shareholders owning at least 50 percent of the shares and approved by the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 People who own the land jointly.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)