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Our role as Te Kooti Whenua Māori is to facilitate and promote the retention and use of Māori land, and support whānau to occupy, develop and use their whenua.

A summary of the Court orders to be sought to determine the owners and status of the land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

I congratulate the New Plymouth City Council for their foresight and courage in making the recent decision to create a Māori ward. I hope this is a sign of things to come.

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The nature of the land and size of the blocks meant that they were unable to be utilised to generate a living or income from.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

I sympathise and agree, it is a disheartening position for us all to be in. But we have come to a time now where we must all take action; we must continue with the efforts for the survival of our language.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2.pdf (392 kb)

(vi) Succession by will – where a testator died after 1 July 1994 the right to succeed under a will is limited by s108 of the Act to certain classes of people.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2.pdf (617 kb)

A failure to do so can amount to a breach of trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)

Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the Court to seek a review of that determination or order.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)

If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries. 5 Wills Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)