Discussion on Māori Land in today's context
01 Feb 2012 | NewsSo we are dealing with multiple owners averaging 85 owners per title – the lowest 10% averaging 1 owner to each title, and the highest 10%, averaging 629 owners in each title.
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Maori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 Matariki 2023
A key function of this role is the on-going data and business information verification, maintenance and quality storage and care of all Court records including land titles, court orders, permanent paper records and other historical information of business and cultural significance.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
MLC applications english
This is in case any appeal is lodged to contest the decision made by the Judge. The order will then be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and will be sent to any party who has to act on it, for example the Māori trustee if the Māori trustee has been ordered to pay money he/she is holding, or a Māori incorporation if the order affects shares in that incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
MLC Form 35 Exchange order
(state full name), apply for an order of exchange: ( tick as appropriate) as set out in this application according to the terms set out in the attached agreement DETAILS OF EXCHANGE: 1.
Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Order with Checklist and Disclaimer
The Māori Land Court ("Court") has constituted an ahu whenua trust for the purposes set out in this Trust Order (“Order”). B. The Trustees have consented to become the Trustees of this Trust subject to the powers, duties and obligations set out in this Order.
Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsPerhaps it is also partly the result of difficulty in obtaining mortgages on Māori freehold land, which prior to 1993 drove people to shift title into the Land Transfer title system. The problem we face is not quite as dramatic as I see in the Cook Islands and Niue where I also serve.
MLC maori reservations english
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting ord...
Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Terms used in land ownership Taitara Title Title is the legal description of a piece of land and evidence of the owners of that land.
Search for Documents v5
TIP: Searching for the Minute when you have found the Order. If you have found an order you can copy the minute book reference to search for the minute in the document search.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)