The Māori Land Court can make succession orders for: • any interest in Māori land • any freehold interest owned by a Māori in general land 7 (but only on application by a personal representative 8 appointed by the High Court) 3 • any leasehold interest in a registered cross lease 9 over Māori land • money held by the Māori Trustee (or any other agent, trustee 10, or Māori incorporation) for the deceased derived from Mā...
The Māori Land Court can make succession orders for: • any interest in Māori land • any freehold interest owned by a Māori in general land 7 (but only on application by a personal representative 8 appointed by the High Court) 3 • any leasehold interest in a registered cross lease 9 over Māori land • money held by the Māori Trustee (or any other agent, trustee 10, or Māori incorporation) for the deceased derived from Mā...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
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.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
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.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
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/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The kaimahi also support the Judiciary by leading the delivery of services across its Courts, and care for the historic records which lie at the heart of the Māori land Court as a court of record.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Ngā whenua tukipū o te Māori General land owned by Māori General land owned by Māori is privately owned by an individual or a collective.
Permission from other owners In most cases, Māori land is owned by more than one person, this is where the term ‘multiply owned’ land comes from.
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.
