This sale cannot proceed unless the owners give to the preferred classes of alienees a right of first refusal. Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application.
Documents/Landowner-notices/1.-Taitokerau-Alienation-Notice.pdf (117 kb)
APPLICATION: I apply for: Tick paragraphs that are applicable and delete provisions that do not apply. The determination of a Life Tenancy in respect of - all the lands held under the life tenancy the lands described in the Schedule; or Transmission by way of survivorship in the land described in the schedule GROUNDS FOR APPLICATION: The Life Tenant/Joint Tenant died on Date: / /as is evidenced by the copy of the Death Certificate produced...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (200 kb)
There is, I think, a lesson in that. Māori Land Court Judges The Māori Land Court bench at present is made up of thirteen judges.
This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules). 3.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
(ii) Will - the original or a copy certified as a true copy by a solicitor or Trustee Company must be supplied where the Grant of Administration does not contain a copy. (iii) Next of Kin – where there is no will, or the will is unclear or leaves interests to anyone other than the preferred class of alienee (who are the family of the deceased) then the next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased; if there are no childr...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
The Māori Land Court offers training for trustees. M O J0 21 7.1 6_ JA N 21 Section 133 of the Trusts Act 2019 (formerly section 66 of the Trustee Act 1956).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Page 2 For more information visit www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/24 - 98L The Māori Land Court of New Zealand Please select the name of the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (638 kb)
Where a copy is produced the Court may still require production of the original. (iii) Next of Kin – where there is no will the next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased; if there are no children then brothers and sisters; if neither of these then next of kin are the nearest relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
Former Judge Andrew Spencer discusses residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land.
Transferring land to a member of the PCA To transfer your land by gift or sale to a member of the preferred class of alienee (link to definition), you will need to apply for a vesting order.
