In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land. What has changed?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
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 (135 kb)
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 to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (143 kb)
(b) Promote title improvement by: (i) granting or acquiring any type of right or interest in land; (ii) subdividing any land; (iii) bringing any application to the Māori Land Court that might facilitate the operation of this Trust and the improvement of title to land (held by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust), including applications under Part 14 of the Act; and (iv) forwarding to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court in relation to th...
TRANSFERRING SHARES TO TRUSTEES Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 People who own the land jointly.
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 People who own the land jointly.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
The Māori Land Court ("Court") has constituted a whānau trust for the purposes set out in this Trust Order (“Order”).
Granting a lease The Māori incorporation can grant a lease of any land it holds, but any lease over Māori freehold land for a term of more than 52 years must be agreed to by a resolution passed by the shareholders owning at least 50 percent of the shares and approved by the Māori Land Court.
