Discussion on Māori Land in today's context
01 Feb 2012 | NewsThere are 27,137 Māori freehold land titles and approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in those titles.
There are 27,137 Māori freehold land titles and approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in those titles.
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
Land that can be included in a Māori incorporation A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long as at least one of the blocks has more than two owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Land that can be included in a Māori incorporation A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long as at least one of the blocks has more than two owners.
GRANTING A LEASE The Māori incorporation can grant a lease of any land it holds, but any lease over Māori freehold land for a term of more than 52 years must be agreed to by a resolution passed by the shareholders owning at least 50 percent of shares and approved by the MLC. 9.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
Upon mortgagee sale the land remains as Māori freehold land. He aha te mana o te Kooti i raro i te ture Property Law 2007 mō te whenua Māori?
...18(1)(d)/93 19(1)(a)/93 19(1)(ba)/93 20(d)/93 Adrian Andre Whetu Hautapu Tawhiti 1F Part, Waima Township, Section 12, 5 Tawhiti Street, Tokomaru Bay – To hear and determine any claim to recover damages for trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land; determination of a claim founded on contract/tort where the debt, demand or damage relates to Māori freehold land; injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injur...
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)
...issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
...issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)