This judgment is a significant milestone in the Māori Land Court and for Māori landowners. As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court.
S L Dodd
Chief Registrar
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Description of reasons for outstanding
applications
The reasons listed below show the current stage of processing of the application through the court.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
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I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the land interests are located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
The origin of the life interest is an order made at:
Place:___________________...
FEE: $ 233.00
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners, trustees and their addresses
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which som...
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the
time of this publication are listed. For more information,
please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
(state full name)
seek an order vesting beneficial interests in additional interests in Māori freehold land belonging to the estate of
(List all possible names that the deceased may have been known by including any aliases)
(specify relationship ie father, mother, sister, brother or not related)
Your application may be heard by a Registrar and you will not need to attend court.
See the back page of this
factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
For information about the most common applications, go
online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply
Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has
details about the current ownership and title information¹ for
all MLC blocks.
Checklist of documents required (if applicable and available)
• List of owners present at the gathering
• Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees, including any necessary
whakapapa details
• Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer
• Minutes of the meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of the pertinent issues discussed at the meeting,
including—
• every proposal p...
I also try to keep at the front of mind my judicial oath “to do right by all manner of people without fear or favour”. I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court.
