Rapua
Search

Land interests are held together rather than divided, which can help to preserve a whānau's ancestral connection with their whenua by preventing individuals from dealing with their interests separately.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Former Judge Andrew Spencer discusses residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land.

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

Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.

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

For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.

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

This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules). 3. This practice note applies to the use of the Special Aid Fund by the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court (Court).

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

Important Note: If an undivided interest in land i.e. shares in a block is being transferred, section 148 of the Act requires the transferee to be a member of the preferred classes of alienees which comprise – • A child or remoter issue of the transferor. • Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land. • An owner in the land who is a member of the hapü associated with the land. • A trustee of a person belonging to 1 to 3 above. • A de...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-30-Vesting-order.pdf (336 kb)

You have heard of the countless benefits that emerge from the freedom of the spoken language, from the use of the language, from the survival of the language within the hearts of mankind.

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

These guidelines are provided to assist judges of the Māori Land Court in considering any question of recusal. 2.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

The Māori Land Court uses legal words that might feel different from the cultural values that connect you to your whenua.

Located in:  Māori land Legal terms