For this reason, you must apply to the Māori Land Court for a vesting order if you want to transfer your shares to someone else.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (265 kb)
They can be constructed to access your land until they are closed and handed back to the owners of the surrounding land blocks.
Time: ............................................................. am / pm A full copy of the application may be obtained from the Court office. You are entitled to appear at the hearing. If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant.
You’ll need to engage a licensed surveyor to provide a survey plan of the new blocks to support your partition.
If your mediation is successful but the judge is not satisfied that the issues were resolved in accordance with the law and the relevant tikanga of your hapū or iwi, you may have to return to mediation to ensure we're meeting these requirements.
Visit Hīkina Whakatutuki's website Ngā Kaunihera Local Councils At some stage of your whenua journey, you will need to establish and maintain a relationship with the local council in your area and where your land is situated.
The Māori Land Court uses legal words that might feel different from the cultural values that connect you to your whenua.
Visit the Hīkina Whakatutuki website Ngā Kaunihera Local Councils At some stage of your whenua journey, you will need to establish and maintain a relationship with the local council in your area and where your land is situated.
If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
