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Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)

TITLE ORDERS Refers to any order that affects the title of the block.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

Where land other than Māori land is to be exchanged a full description of that land so as to enable it to be clearly identified together with particulars of all encumbrances recorded against the land Where any piece of land to be exchanged is only part of the land comprised in a title, a plan defining the piece to be exchanged.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-35-Exchange-order.pdf (138 kb)

The order will be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and sent to every person who has to act on it, for example, to the Māori trustee if they’ve been ordered to pay money they’re holding, or a Māori incorporation5 if the order affects shares in that incorporation.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)

ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU November | Noema 2025 Contents Applications for hearing in November | Noema 2025 2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section 7 – 36 Te Rohe o Aotea 37 – 51 Te Rohe…

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)

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A cross lease occurs where several owners of land in one title lease out separate areas, within that title, to each other individually for house sites.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | Maori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 11/1975 Exercise jurisdiction over ngā taonga tūturu 112/93 Transmitting Interests to Administrator 113/93 Determining persons entitled to succeed 113A/93 Simple and Uncontested 115/93 Determination of Whāngai of a Deceased Owner 117/93 Succession where Grant of Administration 118/93 Succession where No Grant of Admini...

Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)