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Yes, most of the legislation and cases cited in the bench book are linked to publicly available databases, including the New Zealand Legislation website, NZLII and the Ministry of Justice’s decision finder.
In complying with rule 5.11(1)(a) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, this schedule only includes those
applications which are still pending a final outcome or decision or determination by a judicial officer
(either a Judge or a Registrar).
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 19
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
NAME OF OWNER: (List all possible names that the deceased/owner may have been known by including any aliases)
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TIP: Blocks will be shown on
the map as grey sections.
5māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Step 1
After locating the block, whether by the Search menu or the Block Map, once you open the block
information page you will find several different sections including:
• block name and ID details,
• owner details overview,
• area details
• map of the block shape,
• and an originated documents list.
I went on to discover however that at the time those succession applications were made, various Māori land interests had not been identified by the Court and were not included in the 1967 orders. Land interests remained in the name of my grandfather and my great-grandmother.
There are still enforcement issues with this process including the inability to bind third parties who are not privy to the arbitration agreement (such as banks where an order is sought freezing funds).
If the Māori land shares are in a Māori incorporation, the preferred class also includes the incorporation itself. Our Act provides various safeguards to ensure that Māori land may only be transferred by court order following an application to succeed, gift, or sell to the PCA.
