Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsIn contrast new ahu whenua trusts for the management of Māori freehold land are regularly set up through the Māori Land Court.
In contrast new ahu whenua trusts for the management of Māori freehold land are regularly set up through the Māori Land Court.
Click through the headings to find the ownership documents, other documents, LINZ details and details about Memorial schedules for each block of land.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 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.
Transfer shares A shareholder may transfer (that is, sell, gift, or exchange) shares provided that: • the shares to be transferred do not result in a shareholding less than any minimum set by the Māori incorporation • the shares are transferred to a member of the preferred classes of alienees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Transfer shares A shareholder may transfer (that is, sell, gift, or exchange) shares provided that: • the shares to be transferred do not result in a shareholding less than any minimum set by the Māori incorporation • the shares are transferred to a member of the preferred classes of alienees.
You can find information about your whenua and other Māori land from a variety of sources.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI 2022 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.
Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (241 kb)
The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) was passed in 1906 and authorised the transfer of land to Māori. Under the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, four SILNA blocks, Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, are yet to be transferred to the descendants of the original beneficiaries of the land.
Māori land is a taonga tuku iho, a treasure handed on through generations.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)