The register will record, for each member of the management committee: details of member’s interest in the Māori freehold land incorporated; the dealings in the interests by the member; and declarations made by members.
If the deceased did not leave a will, under the Act, their land will transfer as follows: • If the deceased had children, they receive equal shares of the deceased’s land interests
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
The members of the trust or 'trustees' are appointed to make decisions that protect the whenua and benefit all landowners, also known as 'beneficiaries' of the trust. Trusts can be 'interest based' or 'land based'. Interest based trusts hold interests (or shares in Māori land blocks, while ‘land based’ trusts may manage a Māori land block or blocks on behalf of landowners.
Alienation of interests proceeded very rapidly, purchased by land speculators and land brokers such as Frederick Sutton, R D Maney, J H Coleman and others.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 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)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 10:00 AM AP-20240000000049 164/93 158/93 Ashley Ngahere Dunn Lot 2 Deposited Plan 21559 – Transfer of shares by way of gift from Annette Lousa Skudder to Ashley Ngahere Dunn SP10 10:20 AM AP-20250000007889 239/93 Andre Arahina Taikato He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Titihuia Kopae Whānau Trust Replace Charmaine Ransfield and Polly Martin with Dion Samuel Bartosh, Awhina Rore, Essa May Ranapiri, Stevie Ransfield...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 10:00 AM AP-20240000000049 164/93 158/93 Ashley Ngahere Dunn Lot 2 Deposited Plan 21559 – Transfer of shares by way of gift from Annette Lousa Skudder to Ashley Ngahere Dunn SP10 10:20 AM AP-20250000007889 239/93 Andre Arahina Taikato He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Titihuia Kopae Whānau Trust Replace Charmaine Ransfield and Polly Martin with Dion Samuel Bartosh, Awhina Rore, Essa May Ranapiri, Stevie Ransfield...
You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
Where an person has a life interest or is a joint tenant in Māori Land you can use this form to transfer those interests to the beneficiaries (remainderman) or the other party to a joint tenancy where the life/joint tenant has passed away, wishes to surrender their interests or the life tenant has remarried or entered into a civil union or de facto relationship.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-21.10.2026.pdf (687 kb)
