This information helps us to find the correct records relating to your whānau and whenua so we can make sure the land is being transferred to the right people.
What you need to know:
• You can include Māori land, general land, or both.
• You can include land regardless of its location (for example, the blocks do not need to be
located next to each other)
This includes a list of all aggregated (or combined) Māori landblocks. It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, general land owned by Māori, or landblocks under internal review.
I am pleased to confirm that I have approved the release of a new Practice Note covering
lawyers appointed and paid for under the Māori Land Court’s Special Aid Fund.
I attach the new Practice Note for your records and advise that you may also find a copy on
the new Māori Land Court website.
The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees,
the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
These funds may include rental income or dividends from the landblocks.
Lifetime right
Sections 116 and 109AA of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
The Court can make an order for a whāngai and/or spouse to succeed to a lifetime right.
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori Land Trusts.
