That provides a great deal of protection because the land cannot be sold or gifted away. Nor can the land be taken by way of an agreement under the Public Works Act 1981.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz NOTICE OF APPLICATION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Form 4 Rule 4.15(2) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 MLC 07/24 - 4 This order is sought under (Please tick the statement that applies ) Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section(s) ...................................................................................................................................................; or Another
While individual titles according to shareholding remains the means by which Māori freehold land is administered under Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, the Act has resulted in an improved approach to Māori aspirations for their land.
This model for the utilisation of multiply-owned Māori land had its origins in Taitokerau in 1989 where, under s 438 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, a block was vested in a trust with exclusive use areas identified in a schedule to the trust order for whānau shareholding groups.
Page 4 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 08/25- 12 Fee: $ 228.00 RULE 8.2 OF THE MÄORI LAND COURT RULES 2011 (1) An application under section 45 of the Act must be in form 12 and filed at the office of the Chief Registrar
Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land.
Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (246 kb)
Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section(s) ...................................................................................................................................; or Under another Act/Regulation (please specify): ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
YES NO 3. Is there a Land Transfer / Land Information New Zealand title?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)
