Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 2 Literally, a “basket”.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 2 Literally, a “basket”.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
However, the rest of the will won’t be affected. The Māori Land Court will determine who should succeed to the land on the basis of law.
However, the rest of the will won’t be affected. The Māori Land Court will determine who should succeed to the land on the basis of law.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
A partition is dependent on: agreement from the owners or a demonstrated sufficient degree of support the value of the land and the shares (before partition)the value of the new blocks (after partition) access arrangements to each new block or blocks of land the distribution of interest(s) and share(s) or shareholding(s) in the new blocks of land.
The Preamble to the 1862 Act stated that the new legislation would ‘greatly promote the peaceful settlement of the colony and the advancement and civilisation of the natives’ if their rights to land were ‘assimilated as nearly as possible to the ownership of land according to British law’.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 May 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31 May 2023, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications...
The drafters of the Act clearly understood the dynamics of Māori land and Māori land owners.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
