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This includes our annual Māori Land Update, detailed Māori land information, Māori land spatial data.

Located in:  The court record

Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Both trust types are land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases, general land owned by Māori).

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)

If the deceased did not leave a will, under the Act, their land will transfer as follows: • If the deceased had children, they receive equal shares of the deceased’s land interests

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)

Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

You can find their contact details on letters or emails you’ve received from them.

Located in:  Contact us

If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

External link Trustee (factsheet)  (PDF 349 kb) Ko ā te tarahati haepapa Your trust's responsibilities Read about the responsibilities of Māori land trusts on Tupu.nz.  Ngā whakangungu kaitiaki tuihono Upcoming trustee training Find out when the next trustee training is happening in person and online.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land