External link 150 Years of the Māori Land Court (PDF 11 mb)
That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
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In Pātaka Whenua, you can submit an enquiry as a guest user, or you can create an account. If you create an account you will be able to track the progress of your enquiry, and you can return to it in future to submit further enquiries or applications.
Income collected by a Māori land trust or incorporation is subject to income tax laws.
In your application you’ll need to provide: written consents of the trustees written consents of the beneficiaries evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the...
Succession is confirmed by a judge or registrar, and the whakapapa to land and landowners become part of the permanent court record.
Ngā Kaporeihana Māori, ko tēnei tētahi o ngā pukapuka ka tukua nei e te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te hunga Māori - me te katoa e whai whakaaro ana ki ēnei take – kia mārama ai rātou ki ngā take whenua Māori o ēnei rā.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-tereo.pdf (949 kb)
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
