Transferring shares from trustees or representatives Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, from a trustee or representative for someone else to the person who is entitled to be the beneficial owner.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring shares from trustees or representatives Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, from a trustee or representative for someone else to the person who is entitled to be the beneficial owner.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring shares from trustees or representatives Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, from a trustee or representative for someone else to the person who is entitled to be the beneficial owner.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Applying for a vesting order You must apply to the MLC for a vesting order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation, such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust or management committee, and may be made for a specified period.
Titles can issue for land that is owned outright ('fee simple') or they can issue for a lesser estate such as for a lease ('leasehold').
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a Judge.
Documents/Panui/1102422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-December-2022-web4.pdf (729 kb)
You can complete this form if the deceased left a Will.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
If the will includes provisions for Māori land interests and who they should be left to, the administrators of the estate can complete a certificate by administrator.
Currently, the land is effectively held in trust until the owners can receive the land. There are 38 original owners who all resided at Kawatiri.
