Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsShares in Māori freehold land are rarely transferred. Most pass by inheritance.
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Tauatanga
Succession
Succession is the legal transfer of land interests or shares from a person who has passed away (the deceased) to their descendants.
Detailed list of fee changes
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
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...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
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).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
12. Special Waikato Maniapoto 5 September 2024
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP24 2.00PM AP-20240000007960 18(1)(a)/93 Tiarose Wikaira He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana ngā pānga mō te poraka whenua o Maungatapu D5 Decision of the court to determine a claim to interests in Maungatapu D5 SP25 2.00PM AP-20240000007698 164/93 158/93 Don Wilson He whakawhitinga hea o Tewaire Wilson mai i te poraka whenua o Maungatapu D5 hei koha ki a Don Wilson Transferring shares of Tewaire Wi...
Documents/Panui/12.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-5-September-2024.pdf (105 kb)
Te uru hei kaipupuri whenua
Becoming a landowner
Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.
19. Aotea Special 14 June 2024
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 10:00 AM AP-20240000001840 158/93 164/93 Erena Hill Ohinepuhiawe 140D - Transfer of shares by way of gift from Erena Hill to James Hill and Marcia McNab AOTEA PĀNUI