Otherwise the block had to be vested in individual owners, who could not be more than ten people in any single block of land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
The Māori-owned land on the Collingwood peninsula has a boundary defined as the high-water mark, which is a moveable water boundary.
Māori freehold land is owned in common in unequal shares. This means that each owner owns each piece of the land in that share.
To my Māori language, it is because of you that I had the courage to step out from the norm, to start my own company alongside my very good friends who have come here today.
The Crown refers to the Sovereign, who is the head of state of New Zealand. Crown‑owned land is, in effect, state‑owned land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
What was really interesting was to hear comments from cousins of mine, many of them older than me, who had heard similar stories during their lifetime but who had never, for whatever reason, been able to verify the fact that we still had some Māori land interests.
Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
They are there to ensure that the Trust Land and Trust Property are managed and looked after by the Trustees prudently and to ensure that they are used for the benefit of those who are entitled to benefit, namely the Beneficial Owners. 4.
This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (158 kb)
