Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Photo by Josie McClutchie 32 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Succession applications Succession is the transfer of shares in Māori land from a deceased owner to their descendants and beneficiaries.
TITLE IMPROVEMENT Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Where an owner has a life interest or is a joint tenant in Māori Land you can use this form to transfer those interests to the beneficiaries (remainderman) or the other party to a joint tenancy where the life/joint tenant has passed away, wishes to surrender their interests or the life tenant has remarried or entered into a civil union or de facto relationship.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (291 kb)
You can combine Māori land, general land, or both, regardless of size, shape, location, or status.
Tākitimu PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Hastings Hastings District Court, 106 Eastbourne Street West, Hastings Tuesday 5 September 2023 Judge D H Stone Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8564298176 Meeting ID: 856 429 8176 PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP2 2:15 PM AP-20230000021...
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 1:00 PM A20220005342 / AP- 20230000027273 19/93 67/93 Edwin Williams Manaia 1B and Manaia 2B Section D 2B 2 – Injunction – Judicial Conference SP4 1:00 PM AP-20250000001766 164/93 67/93 Ally Williams He whakawhitinga hea o Easta Williams mai i te poraka whenua o Manaia 1B and 2B Section D 2B 2 hei hoko atu ki a Ally Williams - Transferring shares of Easta Williams from Manaia 1B and 2B Section D 2B 2 by way of sale to...
Documents/Panui/4.-Waikato-Maniapoto-23-March-2026.pdf (125 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 3:00 PM A20220005342 / AP- 20230000027273 19/93 67/93 Edwin Williams Manaia 1B and Manaia 2B Section D 2B 2 – Injunction – Judicial Conference SP4 3:00 PM AP-20250000001766 164/93 67/93 Ally Williams He whakawhitinga hea o Easta Williams mai i te poraka whenua o Manaia 1B and 2B Section D 2B 2 hei hoko atu ki a Ally Williams - Transferring shares of Easta Williams from Manaia 1B and 2B Section D 2B 2 by way of sale to...
Documents/Panui/4-v2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-23-March-2026.pdf (125 kb)
Waiariki PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Ōpōtiki Ministry of Justice, District Court, 117 Church Street, Ōpōtiki Tuesday 5 September 2023 Judge T M Wara Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SSep1/1 10:20 AM AP-20230000023532 158/93, 164/93 Anthony Selwyn Insley Awanui Ha...
