For example, you will need to be able to record that a surviving spouse is entitled to income from a land interest that they do not own, and that some owners are not entitled to the income from their land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Records include: o Lists of owners, the titles they own interest in and the value of the interest o Rates schedules o Correspondence between owners and the Court o Consolidation orders Amalgamation records: Amalgamation is when two or more Māori and/or General land blocks were amalgamated to make one or more resulting blocks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 18(1)(h)/93 Determine whethe...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)
The Crown refers to the Sovereign, who is the head of state of New Zealand. Crown‑owned land is, in effect, state‑owned land. A Māori reservation can be established and used for any combination of these purposes.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
(state your full name), apply for an Occu- pation Order over the Māori freehold land or General Land owned by Māori named above as the site for a house.
Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
The landowners become shareholders, and own shares in the incorporation rather than in an individual land block.
• Appellate Court: Established as the Native Appellate Court in 1894, the (now) Māori Appellate Court has its own minute book series. • Other: There are examples where a minute book has been created for a specific activity, application, hearings or other reason which requires evidence to be recorded.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Tarati pūtea (utu tāpae $68) Pūtea trust (filing fee $68) A pūtea trust allows people who own small interests in Māori land to pool their interests together for the benefit of their wider whānau and descendants.
Effect of termination (a) On the End Date, any improvement erected on the Site by the Occupier shall be removed at the Occupier’s own expense. This right to remove improvements is subject to the Occupier obtaining a s 18(1)(a) order from the Court, declaring the Occupier’s ownership of the improvements.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
