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The PCA includes: children of an owner or their descendants whanaunga of an owner associated with the land in accordance with tikanga Māori other beneficial owners who are members of the hapū associated with the land trustees of anyone above descendants of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land a person who has been legally adopted under the provisions of the Adoption Act 1955 a person who ha...

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The order will be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and sent to every person who has to act on it, for example, to the Māori trustee if they’ve been ordered to pay money they’re holding, or a Māori incorporation5 if the order affects shares in that incorporation.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)

Whakapapa of any person who is receiving shares in Māori land. Explanatory Notes Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either - (i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or (ii) a descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land, or (iii) a...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-35-Exchange-order.pdf (248 kb)

A Judge of the Māori Land Court now has the power to direct a Judicial Settlement Conference, which has some similarities to mediation.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

The Chief Executive of the Māori Land Court is required to record a list of persons who are approved as mediators.

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A person who has not yet reached the age of 20 years. 6.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

Since 1993 there has only been a trickle of Māori freehold land that has changed to European title.

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MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, 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-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)

(iii) Next of Kin – where there is no will, or the will is unclear or leaves interests to anyone other than the preferred class of alienee (who are the family of the deceased) then the next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased; if there are no children then brothers and sisters; if neither of these then next of kin are the nearest relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)