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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
April 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of February 2026, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqui...
Transferring shares to trustees
Māori landshares can be transferred, by a
vesting order, to a trustee from a person who
owns, or is entitled to own, Māori landshares.
Transferring shares to trustees
Māori landshares can be transferred, by a
vesting order, to a trustee from a person who
owns, or is entitled to own, Māori landshares.
Transferring shares to trustees
Māori landshares can be transferred, by a
vesting order, to a trustee from a person who
owns, or is entitled to own, Māori landshares.
TRANSFERRING SHARES TO TRUSTEES
Māori landshares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a
trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori
landshares.
Succession to sharesShares in a Māori incorporation are deemed
to be shares in Māori land, and succession is
arranged in the same way as for Māori land.
Succession to sharesShares in a Māori incorporation are deemed
to be shares in Māori land, and succession is
arranged in the same way as for Māori land.
Read our separate factsheet Transferring Māori LandShares for more information. To download it, go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/about-mlc/publications
SUCCESSION TO SHARESShares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be shares in
Māori land, and succession is arranged in the same way as for
Māori land.
Important Note: If an undivided interest in land i.e. shares in a block is being transferred, section 148 of the Act requires the transferee to be a member of
the preferred classes of alienees which comprise –
• A child or remoter issue of the transferor.
• Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land.
• An owner in the land who is a member of the hapü associated with the land.
• A trustee of a person belonging to 1 to 3 above....
