Proposition 1: Utilisation of Māori land should be able to be determined by a majority of engaged owners The difficulty with proposition 1 is its underlying premise that there are significant impediments in the Act to the engaged owners utilising their land, and that a remedy is therefore needed.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records.
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP19 11:15 AM AP-20250000004893 239/93 Fiona Gabrielle Murray He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Aotearoa Trust Replace Graeme Menzies with Andrea Davis as trustees of the Aotearoa Trust SP20 11:30 AM AP-20250000005039 164/93 158/93 Tania Bernadette Tuirirangi Franklin He whakawhitinga hea o Tania Franklin mai i te poraka whenua o Te Awaroa A 3B 2A 1C 2 hei koha ki a Teao Ogle Transferring shares of Tania F...
Documents/Panui/42.-Waikato-Maniapoto-16-October-2025.pdf (161 kb)
A Māori incorporation is a structure similar to a company.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
An administrative structure similar to a company for managing Māori land vested in it by the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Land (other than Māori customary land and Crown land reserved for Māori) that has not been alienated from the Crown for a subsisting estate in fee simple. 5.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
The website also contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool that provides web based information on the current ownership and title information 1 for all Māori Land Court blocks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
TRANSFERRING SHARES TO TRUSTEES Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Māori incorporations Summary A Māori incorporation is a structure similar to a company.
