MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
Capital is excluded (for example, purchase money or compensation for land taken for a public work).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Capital is excluded (for example, purchase money or compensation for land taken for a public work).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
The Trustees have been entrusted with the task of managing and making use of the Trust Land and Trust Property for the benefit of the Beneficial Owners. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)
The exemption does not apply to marae land that is used primarily for commercial or agricultural activity or for residential accommodation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)
1 THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki) Judge Te Kani Williams An important starting point for this paper is setting out the fundamental basis upon which Māori connect with their environment and their lands.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
As an example, in the Taitokerau District of the Māori Land Court, minute books were maintained for Auckland, the Bay of Islands, Kaikohe, Kaitaia and Whangārei as well as for the District Māori Land Board and for the Bay of Islands Consolidation scheme.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
An administrative structure similar to a company for managing Māori land vested in it by the Māori Land Court. 12.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)