A person wishing to be buried on private land would still need prior approval, but decisions would be made at a local authority level in accordance with the relevant district or regional plans, rather than by central government officials under the current “exceptional circumstances” criteria. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 As stated above the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 does not apply to urupā.
TIP: If state is left unselected, both current and superseded results will be displayed.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-7.pdf (2.1 mb)
Information required An application for a vesting order must: • state the relationship between the parties • be accompanied by a whakapapa 11 or other documentary evidence necessary to establish that the transferee belongs to one or more of the preferred classes of alienees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Information required An application for a vesting order must: • state the relationship between the parties • be accompanied by a whakapapa 11 or other documentary evidence necessary to establish that the transferee belongs to one or more of the preferred classes of alienees.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Information required An application for a vesting order must: • state the relationship between the parties • be accompanied by a whakapapa 11 or other documentary evidence necessary to establish that the transferee belongs to one or more of the preferred classes of alienees.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand [Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which your application will be lodged] Select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu Subject of application – block / deceased / other matter [Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person, or other matter in respect of which the application is made] I refunded req...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-remittal.pdf (1.4 mb)
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Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (285 kb)
History of the Māori Land Court As a precursor to the current Court, a Native Land Commission was established by the Native Lands Act 1862.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
In this context, the current review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and Māori land law in general is to be welcomed.
On the discretion to appoint trustees, that Court stated that ordinarily the Māori Land Court would give substantial weight to the views of the owners.
