For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
Persons bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries. The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Me pēhea te tikiake i tētahi List of Current Owners Report How to download a List of Current Owners Report Here is a guide to help you download a List of Current Owners Report in Pātaka Whenua.
Both agencies are currently investigating these blocks which require significant research to rectify and they are included on the exclusion list pending final confirmation of their status.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Both agencies are currently investigating these blocks which require significant research to rectify and they are included on the exclusion list pending final confirmation of their status.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Māori land can be brought together or divided among its owners in several ways to be managed, developed, or used.
(ii) That persons entitled to succeed are correctly listed in this application. (iii) That there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2.pdf (617 kb)
Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners. In some cases, there are hundreds of owners for one block or title¹.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to the process and regulations relating to the transfer of the Māori land interests of a deceased owner to his or her successors. 2 Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
It is a comprehensive guide to the process and regulations relating to the transfer of the Māori land interests of a deceased owner to his or her successors. 2 Definition of succession Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
