Applications is one of a series of Māori Land Court pamphlets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters. 2 Gathering information If you need information to complete your application, staff of the Māori Land Court are available to provide assistance.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
The Clause relied upon in the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement for this determination is as follows: “Clause 15.6.2 Manner of Identifying Successors and Their Interest in the SILNA Lands Te Runanga and the Crown agree that the Crown, through the Minister of Māori Affairs, will request the Māori Land Court, pursuant to section 29 of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, to identify all of the Successors and their relative beneficial interest in the SILNA Lands...
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Grounds for application: I am a party to a contract or arrangement relating to the proposed transfer; or I am the transferor/donor of the land or interest; or I am a trustee for a person entitled to the land or interest 3.
Apply online Download the application form KIA MATAARA: It is extremely risky to use individual land interests in multiply owned Māori land as security for a loan.
The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to a land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
For example, you will need to be able to record that a surviving spouse is entitled to income from a land interest that they do not own, and that some owners are not entitled to the income from their land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
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.
While a number of the sessions were not directly relevant to our work in the Māori Land Court, all sessions were interesting and had aspects which made you think about the work we do and how we do our work.
Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land.
