The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 50 people having received their SILNA land. The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute deceased owners on the list.
Documents/SILNA/20260811-SILNA-HaweaWanaka-Updated-List-of-Owners-.pdf (1.4 mb)
The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 50 people having received their SILNA land. The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute deceased owners on the list.
The deceased left children or their issue as next of kin and they are listed below. The deceased had no children but left brothers and sisters or their issue as next of kin and they are listed below.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
A trustee does not have to be an owner in the land. The Court, though, needs to be satisfied that the trustee is a “worthy appointee”.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 kb)
(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 (123 kb)
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
This is the position that the Māori Land Court took in Tautari v Mahanga41 where Judge Ambler stated; “Clearly many owners feel whanaungatanga to both owners. The Act 42 promotes owners resolving such disputes themselves but, where they are unable to do so, the Court must resolve the dispute.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
S L Dodd Chief Registrar 2 Description of reasons for outstanding applications The reasons listed below show the current stage of processing of the application through the court.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)
