Transferring shares to facilitate partition If owners of Māori land shares agree or arrange to allot shares on a partition, the Māori Land Court may make a vesting order to give effect to the agreement.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring shares to facilitate partition If owners of Māori land shares agree or arrange to allot shares on a partition, the Māori Land Court may make a vesting order to give effect to the agreement.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
Explanatory Notes Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either - (i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or (ii) a descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land, or (iii) an owner in that land who is a member of the hapū associated with the land, or (iv) a trustee of any...
The extent and form of utu depends on the circumstances, making it highly contextual. Utu can be linked to the analytical framework of take–utu–ea.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Prepare for Court hearing AP-20230000027598 A20230003942 28/02/2023 S98/93 Otoka B2 Block and Turua No.1 (A20220017322) - Application for payment from Maori Land Court Special Aid Fund. 98(3)/93 Makareta Verstoep 2.
Fisheries Act 1996 The Fisheries Act 1996 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to hear applications and make recommendations for the establishment of a Taiapure - local fishery.
Any meeting fees or honoraria need to be approved by us so we can ensure that you have the broad support of your beneficiaries or shareholders, and that the business of the trust can afford to make such payments. Te utu i ngā tāngata tika Pay the right people You must ensure that the funds received for the trust are applied for the benefit of the shareholders or beneficiaries of that trust.
We trust that the new Practice Note provides greater clarity about the process and the criteria Judges will follow when making decisions about appointments and the rates that may apply.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 28 February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
