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If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

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The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)

The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)

The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8.

Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)

The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8.

Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)

You will also need to be clear what the plan is for building on the land, including who the housing is for. Contact a Māori Land Court offices for further information about building on Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:45 AM AP-20250000014097 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Marguertta Speck Henrietta Stewart - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) – South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block SP2 10:45 AM AP-20250000013182 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Lynda James Ellen Isabella Hamilton - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) – South Island Landless Nat...

Documents/Panui/25.-Te-Waipounamu-5-March-2026.pdf (125 kb)

This approach also supports the efficient running of the Māori Land Court. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? The process for applying for succession has not changed.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)

Tākitimu PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Hastings Hastings District Court, 106 Eastbourne Street West, Hastings Tuesday 10 October 2023 Judge D H Stone PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP2 11:25AM AP-20230000019648 118(6)/93 Alvina Jane Sciascia-Bizaoui Geoffrey Nicholas Sciascia – ...

Documents/Panui/SP2-3-Panui-Applicant-Alvina-Sciascia-Bizaoui-10.10.2023.pdf (82 kb)

That provides a great deal of protection because the land cannot be sold or gifted away. Nor can the land be taken by way of an agreement under the Public Works Act 1981.

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