Indeed, the Court of Appeal suggests that given the importance of the views of the owners on the question of whom to appoint, procedures should be devised that draw in the widest possible ownership participation. An obvious corollary to that proposition is, subject to the available resources and infrastructure of the trust to cater for such procedures.
Most of the land set aside under the Act was transferred to the intended beneficiaries, but in 1909 the SILNA Act was repealed by the Native Lands Act before all the grants had been completed. 6 Also, the lands set aside under SILNA were of inferior quality, isolated, inaccessible, and often far distant from the traditional lands that had been taken under the earlier Crown purchasing. 7 Four of the SILNA blocks were not allocated and remain in Crown ownership today: Hāwea-Wānaka at Wān...
Freehold title: A land title giving the person(s) listed full legal ownership of the land in question. Leasehold title: A land title giving the person(s) listed a limited set of rights in the land in question (such as a right to occupy or utilise the land) for a fixed period of time.
This right to remove improvements is subject to the Occupier obtaining a s 18(1)(a) order from the Court, declaring the Occupier’s ownership of the improvements. (b) If the Occupier fails to remove the structure within six months of the End Date, at their absolute discretion the Landowner(s) may: (i) remove and dispose of the improvements, in which case the Occupier will, at the Landowner(s) discretion, be liable to reimburse the expense involved in doing so; or (ii) consent...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Acknowledgements to Te Puni Kōkiri for the use of their whare TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS Venue: Te Puni Kōkiri, 9 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau Wednesday 29 July and 30 September 2026 9.30 AM – 11.30 AM ❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record Wednesday 26 August and 28 October 2026 9.30 AM – 11.30 AM ❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record The object...
Documents/Paneke-Notices/MLC-Information-Seminar-TPK-Manukau-July-2026.pdf (344 kb)
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
The benefits of a pūtea trust include: interests can be pooled together to generate a more stable income and allow greater participation in land ownership and development you can appoint one or more trustees to manage the interests across multiple blocks of land the trust becomes the single point of contact for your interests, and the trust is a legal entity and you can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records.
Māori Land Court application guides How to apply for partition of Māori freehold land Date produced: December 2025 Last modified: June 2026 Understanding partition Types of partition 2 māorilandcourt.co.nz Option three – Full partition A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
