The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 7 The traditional Māori tribal hierarchy and social order made up of hapū (kin groups) and whānau (family groups), having a founding ancestor and territorial (tribal) boundaries. 8 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor. 9 Māori custom. 10 The owner of a beneficial interest in land.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
Contents: Applications for hearing in NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI 2023: 2 - 11 Te Rohe o Aotea 12 - 15 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti 16 - 27 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 28 - 30 Te Rohe o Täkitimu 31 - 37 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 38 - 54 Te Rohe o Waiariki 55 - 61 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 62 - 78 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 79 Office of the Chief Registrar Mäori Appellate Court Sitting 81 Te Kooti Whenua Mäori | Appendix 82 Notices 83 Information Servic...
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
Date(s) and place(s) of meetings of owners: [specify] 3. Minutes of the meeting(s) are enclosed?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
A copy of the notice of the meeting given to the owners is attached (including any newspaper advertisement).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)
Who are the engaged owners at any given point in time? Are they the owners who attended the most recent meeting?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Details as to how ownership of the land is to be apportioned after partition Details of notice of the application or proposal to the owners, the minutes of any meetings held for this purpose, and the amount of support for the proposal Copy of the current (certificate of) title (if any) of any land included in partition Local Authority approval (where applicable) Consents of owners Consents of Trustees (where applicable) Consent of Committee of Management of Māori Inc...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)
(iii) Consents must be evidenced by – (a) completion of this form or (b) consent at family meeting evidenced by minutes of that meeting or (c) completion and production of separate forms of consent.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)
But, it is my experience that not all owners will participate even with notice. It is not uncommon for a block of 100-200 owners, for meetings to attract less than 10 owners – and that is on a good day.
