How to apply for succession
Succession applications are made under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. 1.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
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MOJ0217.3E OCT21 Transferring Maori Land Shares
The beneficiaries hold their individual shares in the land as beneficial owners. Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Kuputaka Reo Maori Comms
fair and durable resolution tatūtanga mau roa, tōkeke hoki filing / file whakatakotohia final recommendation tūtohunga whakamutunga financials tuhinga pūtea finding of fact otinga mō ngā meka finding otinga / kitenga fragmentation whakawehewehe function āheinga funds pūtea gifted takohatia give appropriate weight tuku whakaarotanga e tika ana grant (as in application) whakamana general land whenua tianara whenua tukupū grant leave (to appear) tuk...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
Pātai, whakahoki kōrero, amuamu rānei
Questions, feedback or complaints
If you’ve been dealing directly with a Māori Land Court staff member, we suggest you get in touch with them first.
Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori
Disputes about Māori land
If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you attempt to settle the dispute outside of court.
Te haere atu ki te hui takawaenga
Attending mediation
No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the Māori Land Court record. If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.
MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
It gives an inaccurate impression of how the Act operates and fails to explain in any reasoned way how the Act inhibits (or enhances) Māori land owners’ aspirations.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Banking Practice Note
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage?
MLC Form 30 Vesting order
Use this form when transferring interests in Māori Land by sale or gift between owners in the same block, owners and their children or owners and any other member of the preferred class of alienee.
Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Order with Checklist and Disclaimer
The failure to do so is a breach of the duty to be active. 3. While the Trust Land and Trust Property is to be held and used for the benefit of the Beneficial Owners, the Beneficial Owners are not the legal owners and they have no right (legal or otherwise) to instruct the Trustees how to manage and deal with Trust Land and Trust Property.