They are now recognised as representative of Māori owners utilising land for residential purposes in dealings with local authorities and have achieved fairer provision in district plans for the residential development of Māori land.
Full names of owner's brothers and sisters: (if any and specify whether full brother or sister, whether half brother or sister, whether any were adopted in or out of family, whether legally or as a whāngai) a.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (113 kb)
Once the Court is satisfied that we have identified as many successors as possible, the successors will be invited to a meeting of owners to determine how they want to receive and hold the land.
(If applicable) copy of the minutes of the meeting of owners where consent granted is attached. copy of consents from other owners.
It is also rarely being used by owners in their capacity as owners. If they have possession of the land they will have, in most cases, an Occupation Order or a leasing arrangement with the owners.
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
A copy of the notice of the meeting given to the owners is attached (including any newspaper advertisement).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)
This is referred to as ‘title improvement’.
Benefits Descendants are involved as owners of the land and exercise their voting rights sooner.
If you apply to occupy your land, you’ll need to have a conversation about your plans with as many of the other landowners as possible. For these discussions, you should have a sketch plan of where you want to occupy or build, a calculation of how much land you'll need, and information about how your occupation or building could benefit the other owners.
