MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
Sometimes investigation of title and partitioning were simultaneous processes.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Sometimes investigation of title and partitioning were simultaneous processes.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Background Today, owners their whanau and hapu, the Māori Land Court staff and its judges have inherited a system of Māori land title that many have claimed to be inconsistent with Māori customary preferences.
An electronic register is also available but it is only available to staff in Wellington. Hints and Tips • Court staff can’t search for a minute or judgment based on subject.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
The MLIS facilitated the transfer of previously paper based information on ownership, title, memorial, minute book and court orders to a digital system which allowed access to the permanent record of the Court by staff, the judiciary and clients.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
TITLE ORDERS Refers to any order that affects the title of the block.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
In some cases there are hundreds of owners for one block or title 1. When an owner dies, it is important to transfer his or her interests to whoever is entitled to receive those interests.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
In some cases there are hundreds of owners for one block or title 1. When an owner dies, it is important to transfer his or her interests to whoever is entitled to receive those interests.
The website also contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool that provides web based information on the current ownership and title information 1 for all Māori Land Court blocks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
A cross lease occurs where several owners of land in one title lease out separate areas, within that title, to each other individually for house sites.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
For 1 The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 2 The division of Māori land into two or more separate titles (partition). Alternatively the combination of two or more neighbouring blocks of land with shared interests into a single title (combined partition). 3 Amalgamation of titles occurs when the titles of two or more blocks of land are cancelled and a single title is issued for the whole of the area....
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)