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You can combine Māori land, general land, or both, regardless of size, shape, location, or status.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Access to Māori land was generally considered when the title of the land was originally issued and in many cases:  a roadway would have been created to give access to the land there may have already been a public or private roadway servicing the land, or a right of way to access land, across a neighbouring property, may have been put in place.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Sean Vercoe - Pae Ārahi o Te Rāwhiti (Tairāwhiti, Tākitimu, and Te Waipounamu) Te Arawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Rarawa He hononga tangata He taura here tangata He toto whakaora whānau E here nei i ahau Ki aku tātai whakapapa E here nei i ahau Sean brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in te ao Māori, leadership, and internal operations experience to the Māori Land Court.

Located in:  Who we are

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.

Located in:  Who we are

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.

Located in:  Our application process Take action

Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.

Located in:  Māori land

Individual land ownership made it easier for settlers to buy and sell land.

NEW JUDGE – NATHAN MILNER I am equally delighted to advise that Nathan Milner, of Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu, has been appointed as a new Judge of the Māori Land Court.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.