Assets the Māori Land Court deals with In most cases, the MLC can make succession orders for: • any interest in Māori land • any freehold interest owned by a Māori in general land⁷ (but only on application by a personal representative⁸ appointed by the High Court) • any leasehold interest in a registered cross lease⁹ over Māori land 1.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
Auditors are also entitled to any other information from the committee of management and any other officers of the Māori incorporation as necessary.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
This is separate from the Court’s own processes and is not to be confused with any hui or Court hearing lead by the Māori Land Court.
These people can be: • the owner’s children or direct descendants • any whanaunga of the owner who, in accordance with tikanga Māori9, are associated with the land • the other beneficial owners10 of shares in the same land who are members of the hapū associated with that land • the trustees for any of the people referred to above • anyone descended from a former owner of the land who is, or was, a member of the hapū associated with that land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
To enable this to occur, a standard on indexing was set, and between 2001 and 2002, the court captured the majority of its historical minutes which are now available to court staff and members of the public at any court office. This standard syntax style is used by the Māori Land Court to locate its historical minute books.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
To postpone a court sitting, or any meeting, to another date and/or location. 17.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Te Tāhū o te Ture Ministry of Justice The Māori Land Court is a business unit within the Ministry of Justice.
. • If there are any facts in the submission from your case manager that are wrong, you must tell the judge
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
The titles remain separate but there is one common ownership list. Records include: o Lists of owners, the titles they own interest in and the value of the interest o Land valuations o Rates schedules o Records of leases and mortgages on the existing titles o Applications o Court orders o Correspondence between owners and the Court o Records of owners’ meetings Partition records: Commonly referred to as a sub-division,...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Te Tāhū o te Ture Ministry of Justice The Māori Land Court is a business unit within the Ministry of Justice.
