You will also need to be clear what the plan is for building on the land, including who the housing is for. Contact a Māori Land Court offices for further information about building on Māori land.
SUCCESSION ORDER An order of the Māori Land Court that transfers the land interests of a deceased person to their successors.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 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)
SUCCESSION Succession to occupation orders can occur.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
The eyes were picked out of Aotearoa’s available land by successive Native Land Court regimes and rapidly converted to European land in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Apply online Download the application form Land based trusts and incorporations Tarati ahu whenua Ahu Whenua trust An ahu whenua trust enables collective guardianship of one or more land blocks on behalf of landowners.
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 29 A20220017970 113A/93, 118/93 Sandi Te Rangiteauria Williams Reiara Rachel Williams also known as Reihara Rachel Williams - Succession 30 A20220018882 113A/93, 118/93 Shirley Dawn Kingi Noel Tapi Kingi - Succession 31 A20220014747 113A/93, 118/93, 214/93, Patrick Williams Patrick Te Ahu or John Patrick Williams or Patrick Williams - Succession, Constitute the Patrick Te-Ahu Whänau trust for the deceas...
Documents/Panui/0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf (823 kb)
In accordance with tikanga Māori there is no distinction to be drawn between whenua (land) that is dry and land that is covered by the sea.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Approximately 42 per cent of Māori land is not under any governance entity. In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state.
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 1 A20220015666 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar James Edward Archbold - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 2 A20220017227 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Terrence Matipau Wall - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 3 A202200172...
