A further complication is that section 338(12) provides that the trustees of a Māori reservation may, with the consent of the Court, grant a lease or occupation licence of a reservation for a term not exceeding 14 years (including any term or terms of renewal).
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting ord...
(iii) That there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made. (iv) That it is desired that an order be made without formal hearing and without notice SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT(S) Dated: Dated: Dated: Sworn/declared/affirmed this : ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2.pdf (617 kb)
A huge effort has also been made to deal with aged section 45 applications, resulting in most being ordered or subject to reserve judgment. By this time next year the results of this effort from Te Whakamaene (the special applications team) will be reflected in our data reporting.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
The use of a resource, therefore, required permission from the associated deity. In this order, all things were seen to come from the gods and the ancestors as recorded in whakapapa.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
If they have possession of the land they will have, in most cases, an Occupation Order or a leasing arrangement with the owners.
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-succession2.pdf (392 kb)
The “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales, long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and occupation orders.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The judge or registrar may issue an order giving the whāngai child the right to occupy a family home on the land, or to receive all or part of any income from the land interest, or both.
• Tono noho whenua (occupation order). Kāore he mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki ēnei rawa Kāore he mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te tono mana tuku ki ngā rawa o te tangata mate, pēnei i ngā: • Whenua whānui (engari anō mō ētahi whenua whānau, he kāinga whānau, e hono tahi ana ngā kainoho 12)
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-tereo.pdf (1.2 mb)
