Māori Land Court hearing The person applying for a partition order will need to attend a hearing of the Māori Land court to explain how the partition will provide for better use of the land. if all requirements of the act have been met and the Māori Land court agrees, an order will be made to partition the land.
Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 25 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF AN ALIENATION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 151 Form 25 Rule 11.3 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of Māori Land; or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer Māori Land by way of sale or gift.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (188 kb)
MĀORI LAND COURT HEARING The person applying for a partition order will need to attend a hearing to explain how partition will provide for better use of the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:45 AM AP-20230000005184 133/93 Ria Wihapi Waikerepuru & Petrus Johannes Franciscus Rodeka Subdivision 1B Lot 1 Deposited Plan 5432 – Change from General land to Māori freehold land TE ROHE O AOTEA NATIONAL PĀNUI – Whiringa-ā-rangi / NOVEMBER 2024 13 Applications not ready for hearing The applications listed below were received up to the closing date of this Pānui and are yet to be considered by...
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ......................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (149 kb)
Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 34 CONFIRMATION OF RESOLUTION PASSED AT FAMILY GATHERING Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Sections 151 and 176 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 34 Rule 11.21 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the opportunity
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (172 kb)
If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form. The forms are available to print via the Māori Land Court website.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
As you would with other landowners, you’ll need to provide the trust or incorporation with a sketch plan of where you want to occupy or build, a calculation of how much land you'll need, and information about how your occupation or building could benefit the other owners.
