Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIts purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 12:00 PM AP-20240000002974 231/93 Barry Carr He arotakenga i te Harataunga West 2B2B2B2 Ahu whenua trust - Review of the Harataunga West 2B2B2B2 Ahu whenua trust Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/1.-Waikato-Maniapoto-26-March-2025.pdf (94 kb)
The Māori Land Court (formerly the Native Land Court) has existed since 1865 and the Māori Appellate Court (formerly the Native Appellate Court) since 1894.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
The Māori Land Court of today is an enduring Court of Record under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 11:15 AM AP-20260000008329 67/93 Shayna Ormsby He arotakenga i te Hurihia Hull Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Hurihia Hull Ahu Whenua Trust SP10 11:15 AM AP-20260000006154 67/93 Shayna Ormsby He whakaū i ngā takohanga o te tarata Enforcing the obligations of trust for Hurihia Hull ahu whenua trust SP11 11:15 AM AP-20260000007140 67/93 Te...
Incorporations appear to have fallen out of favour and I know of only one that has been formed in the last 20 years. In contrast new ahu whenua trusts for the management of Māori freehold land are regularly set up through the Māori Land Court.
The Māori Land Court continues to embed the changes associated with Pātaka Whenua.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:45 AM AP-20240000008269 231/93 244/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Waikouaiti Blk III Sec 41A Ahu Whenua Trust me te whakarerekētanga ki ngā tikanga Review and vary the terms of the Waikouaiti Blk III Sec 41A Ahu Whenua Trust
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:55AM AP-20240000003482 113/93 118/93 Mary Ngarangione Isaac Ihaka Ngarangione – Succession SP2 11:40AM AP-20240000007528 239/93 Hinewairangi Rameka Rangi and Piwa Pitau Whānau Trust – Replace June Annette Foley (deceased) and appoint Anita Piwa Lolohea, Mahara Louise Foley and Marie Alison Edmonds as responsible trustees SP3 12:00PM AP-20230000020587 113/93 117/93 Kiri Gypsy Collier Sidney M...
Documents/Panui/24.-Special-Tairawhiti-8-November-2024.pdf (151 kb)