Factsheet Simple and uncontested succession applications web version
Succession is the legal transfer of interests or shares in Māori land from a person who has passed away to the people who are legally entitled to own those interests.
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MLC Form 35 Exchange order
Whakapapa of any person who is receiving shares in Māori land. Explanatory Notes Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either - (i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or (ii) a descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land, or (iii) an owner in that land who
Working List of Potential Owners Hawea Wanaka SILNA as at 23 May 2025
This working list is comprised of successors to the 50 original beneficiaries who were allocated land between Lakes Hāwea and Wānaka (‘The Neck’) under the ‘SILNA’ scheme.
Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)
Ā mātou ture
Our rules and legislation
Māori Purposes Act 1991 The Māori Purposes Act 1991 has limited powers extended to the Court in relation to the Wi Pere Trust. Māori Fisheries Act 2004 The Māori Fisheries Act 2004 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to give advice about or determine disputes regarding entitlements.
Abridged Speech for the Māori Graduation Ceremony at Te Herenga Waka Marae
16 Aug 2019 | NewsIt taught me that, no matter the environment in which I may find myself, I would always be able to find comfort in knowing who I am and where I am from. Although I didn’t realise it at the time, being true to who I was, and who I am, has been the single most important influence in my working life to date.
MLC Form 34 Confirmation family gathering
This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (192 kb)
Discussion on Māori Land in today's context
01 Feb 2012 | NewsAs a result I believe this should be one of the main objectives of the MLIS enhancement projects and that a concerted joint effort should be mounted across agencies who have the names and addresses of Māori owners, so that these addresses can be made available to an owner wanting to utilise his or her land and who is required by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act to notify those owners.
MLC DRS expression of interest information booklet
Understanding of the problems encountered by whānau in managing their whenua, for example, issues arising in trusts, incorporations, marae structures and Māori reservations issues.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
2025 10 28 MLC Māori Land Update 2025
Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
S113 29 93 Appln to Determine Successors for SILNA Lands Hawea Wanaka
Important Notes • If a person is deceased, instead of address write the date of death, and, as the case may be, write DI to indicate deceased with children, or DNI to indicate deceased with no children: • Include any persons who have been legally adopted into the family: • Give details of all next of kin especially any child excluded under any will.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)