Trustees: • may not mortgage or sell the land • may grant a lease or occupation licence • must seek the MLC’s consent to any lease or occupation licence.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Trustees: • may not mortgage or sell the land • may grant a lease or occupation licence for up to 14 years, although longer leases for health or education can be arranged • must seek the Court’s consent to any lease or occupation licence.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Selling Māori land to pay debts The Act does not allow estate trustees to sell Māori land for the purpose of settlement of the deceased’s debts.
Selling Māori land to pay debts The Act does not allow estate trustees to sell Māori land for the purpose of settlement of the deceased’s debts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
In these cases, we suggest you seek independent legal advice to discuss possible solutions. Rīhi (utu tāpae $23) Lease (filing fee $23) Leases are agreements between landowners (or their representatives such as trustees), and another party or parties, that allow their land to be used for a given purpose, term, and rental payment.
Once title had been finalised by a Crown grant, the block was leased by the grantees to Tanner and his business associates.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
This class of records also includes information related to making changes to land title through the sale of Māori land, transfer of shares in Māori land between owners or to new shareholders, alienation of Māori land by lease or license, including the licensing of timber, flax and mineral rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Selling Māori land to pay debts The Act doesn’t allow estate trustees to sell Māori land to pay the deceased’s debts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
For example, an owner may partition a house site from a block that is already leased. The court would apportion the lease to the residue block for all the other owners.
For example, an owner may partition a house site from a block that is already leased. The court would apportion the lease to the residue block for all the other owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
