The process to do this is different from other MLC application processes. Landowners and other interested parties, if appropriate, should hold a meeting to decide to set aside land as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Letters and Jounrlas, 1841-1854, MS 2053-2054, Nelson Provincial Museum, p 222. 9 Helen Murdoch, “Māori Mull Land Options” Nelson Mail, 19 July 2012. 10 When Te Tau Ihu Māori agreed to the settlement of Nelson, it was subject to two important conditions, one of which was that one-tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would be reserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the families of the customary landowners and their descendants. By 1845, the Nelson settlement officia...
The Act stipulates that the Court's objective is to keep Māori lands in Māori hands, protect wāhi tapu, and assist landowners in living on, developing, and using their land for the benefit of all owners, their whānau, and their hapū.
The process to do this is different from other Māori Land Court application processes. Landowners and other interested parties, if appropriate, should hold a meeting to decide to set aside land as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Leaving Māori land interests to a person or people An owner of Māori land interests can leave their Māori land interests or Māori incorporation shares by will but only to the people set out in the Act: • children or descendants • siblings (but half-siblings may only receive interests that the testator23 received from their common parent) • anyone entitled to receive interests by whakapapa • anyone related to the testator by blood who is a member of the hapū associated with the land • o...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
See Mana Whenua ALIENATION Alienation occurs is when landowners grant certain rights of their land to another person(s).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Agreements made in the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement were brought into law so that these lands could be transferred to the potential landowners. Under the Settlement, the Court is conducting an inquiry to determine the entitled successors.
He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.
1 THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te…
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz MAY | HARATUA 2024 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
