National Pānui February 2026
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
The Court should be asked to intervene only when negotiations amongst the parties fail. The application must contain the details of why the inquiry by the Māori Land Court is sought.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 31 A20200014707 118(6)/93 Wiremu Alexander Puoho Bayliss Irirangi Bayliss - succession (further interests) 32 A20220015504 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Allen Alfred Palmer - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 33 A20200010673 118(6)/93 Deputy Registrar Veronica Neho - Succession (further interests) App...
Second, the report recommends that the law simplify succession to Māori land through administrative rather than judicial processes.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to transferring Māori land shares by a vesting order: • when the ownership of a Māori land block is held in shares by a group of owners • when a land block is vested in a Māori incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to transferring Māori land shares by a vesting order: • when the ownership of a Māori land block is held in shares by a group of owners • when a land block is vested in a Māori incorporation.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to transferring Māori land shares by a vesting order: • when the ownership of a Māori land block is held in shares by a group of owners • when a land block is vested in a Māori incorporation.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
You can apply if you are: • the owner of the Māori land shares to be transferred • the person who will receive the Māori land shares • a trustee for either of the people mentioned above. The applicant, or counsel for the applicant, must sign the application for the vesting order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
An elected trustee formally becomes a responsible trustee when the Court has granted an order of appointment.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
If any of the Tipuna are living when the whānau trust is established, include the reference to “the Tipuna and” in clause 1.3. 2.