In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land. What has changed? Succession is the legal transfer of interests or shares in Māori land from a person who has passed away to the people who are legally entitled to own those interests.
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: AP-20230000023350 A20230005463 98(9)(aa)/93 40/93 Rohario Murray Awarua 2C13C2B and others trust - Application for payment from Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable fees and expenses for report writer (service provider - Rohario Murray) AP-20230000033522 70(3)/93, 98(9)(c)93 Tane Lawless Lake Taupo Forest Trust – Application for payment from Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for a barrister/solicit...
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 12:15 PM AP-20240000006827 133/93 Terewai Limited (Trustee) Lot 1 Deposited Plan 458234 - Change from General land to Māori freehold land SP12 12:30 PM AP-20230000025880 A20210010143 239/93 Kiri Tonga, Orael Joy Frearson, Orael Joy Frearson (Te Wharewahia & Te Kahui Farm) Opuatia 3D19B1 Block (Te Wharewahia and Te Kahui Farm Trust) – Judicial conference (To appoint Lustella Randall, Kereti Tonga and Joseph...
Documents/Panui/22.-Waikato-Maniapoto-3-December-2025.pdf (137 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP8 12:30 PM AP-20240000005710 328/93 Te Rangi-Pai Taiarei Stacey Alderane Brill Tarei- Tahitangata Kokiri He ōta whakanoho mō Te Rangi-Pai Taiarei Stacey Alderane Brill Tarei- Tahitangata Kokiri ki runga i a Ruatoki A79 SP9 2:00 PM AP-20240000009104 241/93 Ponty Hauwaho He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Timi Hauwaho Tangohau Whānau Trust Removal of land interests from the Timi Hauwaho Tangohau Whānau Trust SP10...
Two sections of the Trustee Act 1956 that were used from time to time by Māori land trusts have been carried over to the new Trusts Act: • Trustees may apply to the Māori Land Court for directions about the trust property or the use of their powers or functions.1 • The Māori Land Court may relieve a trustee from personal liability if they have acted honestly and reasonably and ought to be excused for a breach.2 Do trusts need a new trust order?...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
If the borrower defaults the lender is entitled to remove the house from the land. Currently Housing New Zealand provides financing along similar lines through the kāinga whenua scheme.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP12 11:40 AM AP-20240000013610 241/93 Queenie Takiata Carre He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Apiata-Atareta Whānau Trust Removal of land interests from the Apiata-Atareta Whānau Trust SP13 11:40 AM AP-20240000013611 18(1)(a)/93 Queenie Takiata Carre He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Lot 59B No.3A Section 1A Parish of Matata Decision of the court t...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 55 10:00 AM AP-20230000031574 150A(b)/93 151(1)/93 The Proprietors of Peka Trust Confirmation of resolutions approving the establishment of a Limited Partnership, approval of a 125-year Head Ground Lease, approval of long-term ground leases from the Limited Partnership to tenants, approval of short-term leases for market rent and outgoings and establishing a Joint Venture Agreement between the Mere Kanea Trust and Peka Trust SP...
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website. The report is requested from the Ownership information page.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)
Any complexities arise from the inherent nature of Māori land estates and not the succession process.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
