The intended amendments are designed to provide a strong platform for Māori land owners, to give Māori land owners more autonomy and, if they so choose, support to realise the economic potential of their land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).
Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Former land owners become shareholders in the Incorporation rather than owners in the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to the process and regulations relating to the transfer of the Māori land interests of a deceased owner to his or her successors. 2 Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
It is a comprehensive guide to the process and regulations relating to the transfer of the Māori land interests of a deceased owner to his or her successors. 2 Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Use this form when transferring interests in Māori Land by sale or gift between owners in the same block, owners and their children or owners and any other member of the preferred class of alienee.
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
Currently, the land is held in trust until the owners can receive the land.
