Pūtea trusts allow the Court on application by an interested party, to vest the uneconomic interests of one or more owners of Māori land into a single entity.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest the ownership and its associated rights. (Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person.) 11.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
(Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Authority and Instruction form: A prescribed form which authorises and instructs a lawyer to take certain actions on behalf of the landowners such as registering a mortgage.
application dismissed if the application is not successful, the court will dismiss the application. 16 A provisional title will be issued.
application dismissed if the application is not successful, the court will dismiss the application. 16 A provisional title will be issued.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
The matters that maybe dealt with by an Assembled Owners Meeting are set out in the schedule at the end of of this form HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (94 kb)
Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices.
Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and can be filed with the Registrar in any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Please read the notes at the end of this form; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
