Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of Māori Land; or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer Māori Land by way of sale or gift.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (108 kb)
GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
Step 1 In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”. Step 3 Enter the person’s name (or part of) into the Owner name box if known.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)
The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.
The matter of ownership needed to be resolved first, as any application for accretion would be made by the owners of the land.
A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor. 9. Māori custom. 10. The owner of a beneficial interest in land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
Crown- owned land is, in effect, state-owned land. 3 An area of land reserved for a special purpose when land is subdivided. 4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor. 5 A document prepared and signed by a court, to give effect to a decision of a judge of that court. 6 A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
