Where an owner has a life interest or is a joint tenant in Māori Land you can use this form to transfer those interests to the beneficiaries (remainderman) or the other party to a joint tenancy where the life/joint tenant has passed away, wishes to surrender their interests or the life tenant has remarried or entered into a civil union or de facto relationship.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (200 kb)
(If applicable) copy of the minutes of the meeting of owners where consent granted is attached. copy of consents from other owners.
Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 A descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (108 kb)
Partitions A partition is the division of the land between its owners to create new titles or blocks. This changes the size, shape, and interest(s) or shareholding(s) in the partitioned land.
In a small number of cases with the consent of the owners of the land the Court was able to formalise the situation.
Apply online Download the application form Te whakamututanga o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae) $68 Terminate your trust (filing fee $68) The beneficiaries of a trust can apply to partially (where some interests are re-vested to owners and descendants) or fully terminate a trust (where all interests or land are re-vested to owners and descendants).
(2) If the agreement is executed in New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be attested by an independent person aged 20 years or more (not being a member of the transferor’s immediate family or an owner in the land being alienated) who must, print below his or her signature, his or her full name, occupation and residential address
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (241 kb)
The members of the trust or 'trustees' are appointed to make decisions that protect the whenua and benefit all landowners, also known as 'beneficiaries' of the trust. Trusts can be 'interest based' or 'land based'. Interest based trusts hold interests (or shares in Māori land blocks, while ‘land based’ trusts may manage a Māori land block or blocks on behalf of landowners.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: TRUST: Tawera 897 Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust DATE: Friday 8 November 2024 TIME: 9:30am VENUE: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch AGENDA: Election of nominated trustees only Please register your interest by 2 November 2024 by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz or phone 03 962 4900 Notice of Hui Section 2 MR...
Documents/Panui/1.-Notice-Te-Waipounamu-8-November-2024.pdf (196 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all interested parties about the following hui.
