MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
SUCCESSION ORDER An order of the Māori Land Court that transfers the land interests of a deceased person to their successors.
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Kuputaka Reo Maori Comms
fair and durable resolution tatūtanga mau roa, tōkeke hoki filing / file whakatakotohia final recommendation tūtohunga whakamutunga financials tuhinga pūtea finding of fact otinga mō ngā meka finding otinga / kitenga fragmentation whakawehewehe function āheinga funds pūtea gifted takohatia give appropriate weight tuku whakaarotanga e tika ana grant (as in application) whakamana general land whenua tianara whenua tukupū grant leave (to appear) tuku whakaaetanga...
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MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
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Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
17. Special Taitokerau 13 December 2024
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 11:00AM AP-20230000034017 164/93 158/93 Richard Glen Taylor Waimanoni 1B1B2B1 - Transfer of shares by way of sale from Richard Glen Taylor to Creation Atahua Taylor SP 3 11:00AM AP-20230000034297 164/93 158/93 Netana Pera John Taylor Waimanoni 1B1B2B1 - Transfer of shares by way of sale from Netana Pera John Taylor to Creation Atahua Taylor SP 4 11:00AM AP-20230000034292 164/93 158/93 Ngatihinga Aaron Shae Taylor Wai...
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Te uru hei kaipupuri whenua
Becoming a landowner
Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.
25. Waiariki 6 August 2025
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP64 11:00 AM AP-20250000003560 164/93 Jaqueline Christine Hine Waiariki Transferring shares of Jaqueline Christine Hine Waiariki from Ruatāhuna A by way of gift to Tane Peraniko Cook
16. Waiariki 2 March 2026
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 2:15PM AP-20250000008062 164/93 Veronica Butterworth He whakawhitinga hea o Veronica Butterworth mai i Ngapuna A 25 hei hoko atu ki a Celeste Mihaere Kirby Transferring shares of Veronica Butterworth from Ngapuna A25 by way of sale to Celeste Mihaere Kirby
32. Aotea 4 November 2025
AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 06-3490770 Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The f...
50. Waiariki 8 April 2026
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP15 11:30 AM AP-20260000002032 164/93 Linda Hare Rangitauira He whakawhitinga hea o Linda Hare Rangitauira mai i Waiohau A Section 12B hei hoko atu ki a Robert Hahona Paraki Transferring shares of Linda Hare Rangitauira from Waiohau A Section 12B by way of sale to Robert Hahona Paraki