(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)
(affected parties include any owners, beneficiaries or occupiers of the land who have an interest that may be affected by this application) YES (Complete the list of affected parties by providing their name and contact details) NO Preferred place of hearing: Signature of Applicant(s): Dated: / / Dated: / / CONTACT DETAILS Contact Address: .................................................................................................................................................
(2) The following matters must be set out in the application: (a) in respect of the order or certificate of confirmation that is the subject of the application,— (i) the date of the order or certificate; and (ii) a description of the land affected; and (iii) the names of the owners affected or, in the case of succession, the name of the deceased: (b) in respect of the mistake or omission sought to be corrected,— (i) a statement of the nature of the mistake or omission, who made it,...
Our key purpose is to promote the retention of whenua Māori in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and hapū. The legislation which enables us to perform our role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021.
In determining whether to make an appointment, in addition to the general guiding principles above, the Court may also have regard to the following relevant considerations: (a) Whether the applicant(s) are acting in a representative capacity; (b) The amount of Special Aid sought relative to the impacts of a Court order on that person; (c) The degree of hardship if Special Aid is not granted; (d) Whether the proceedings are distinctive or special; (e) The nature of the proceedin...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)] (l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
[date] left (as in will) whakarite / waihotanga legal aid pūtea āwhina rōia legal capacity āheitanga ā-ture legal practitioners te hunga ture Nn national significance hiranga ā-motu natural justice matatika tūturu negotiation hui whakawhiti kōrero nominate nomination tautapa tautapatanga not properly made kāhore i āta whakamōhiotia notice pānui notice of intention to appear upon application pānui whakamōhio kia whakauru ki te tono notice opposition pānui whakah...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui: WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust DATE: 30 May 2026 TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel 3 Hotel Road Te Kaha ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 Passcode: 024235 Kaupapa: • Elect new (5) trustees • Consider proposal for an occupation order Any questio...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Te-Koau-Lands-Trust-Notice.pdf (308 kb)
