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The land is not subject to any Trust
The alienation is not in breach of any Trust to which the land is subject
The alienee is a member of the preferred class of alienee being:
Child(ren) or remoter issue of the alienor; or
Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land; or
Another owner in the land who is a member of the hapū associated with the land; or
A trustee of any of the above three classes of person.
I understand that in 2004, when the Hon John Tamihere was Minister of Lands, Cabinet approved the investment of approximately $30m in the MFLRP. Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners present at the gathering
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
Minutes of the family gathering or, if no minutes were kept, a stateme...
Agencies such as the Māori Land Court, the Māori Trustee, Collections, and the Electoral Enrolment Centre all have separate databases with addresses of Māori land owners.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land
Co...
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners, trustees and their addresses
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
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Transferring land to a member of the PCA
Transferring land to someone who is not a member of the PCA
Transferring shares in an incorporation There are a variety of reasons a person might gift or sell their land, including:
The interests are required to allow for housing or a dwelling
To help divide land for partition between owners
To encourage and mentor active engagement of younger landowners
A trustee holding interests or shares may want to transfer them to a person...
Legislative changes affecting incorporations
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Register of interest and annual declaration
Māori incorporations must establish and maintain an interests
register for the Māori land held by the incorporation.
