This schedule does not include applications that have been set down for hearing, are before the Court for determination, have been determined by the Court and/or are awaiting release of any decision, determination or order of the Court.
The website also contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool that provides web based information on the current ownership and title information 1 for all Māori Land Court blocks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Beneficiary class and underlying ownership The Court must have regard to Māori customary concepts relating to tūrangawaewae and ancestry in determining the beneficiaries of a Māori reservation.
This schedule does not include applications that have been set down for hearing, are before the Court for determination, have been determined by the Court and/or are awaiting release of any decision, determination or order of the Court.
It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
Not surprisingly, the MAF report identifies governance as the key determinant of success of enterprise on Māori land.
Under cl 15.7.5, successors at this hui will consider alternative redress options, alongside determining the status of the land and the manner in which it will be held.
Perhaps it is the case that those of us who are gathered here in this house today are the fortunate ones, the ones who are unyielding in the pursuit of the sustenance provided by the word.
