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On this page Partitions Amalgamation Aggregations Subdivision Before applying to change or divide your land, you must have the backing and agreement of the other owners and shareholders or trustees. You'll need to have a conversation with the other owners, shareholders, and trustees to discuss your plans.

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Click either “Export to PDF” or “Export to Excel” – whichever you prefer māorilandcourt.govt.nz 2.5 SEARCHING DOCUMENTS – See our user guide on how to Search for Documents on our website. 2.6 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE – Here you can find Trusts, Incorporations, Māori Reservations and others, and it will show you: • The overview of the organisation’s management structure • Members of the trust etc • Ownership details • Contact details for the Adminis...

Documents/Troubleshooting/Guest-User-Guide-v4.pdf (1.9 mb)

There are many legal terms used in the Māori Land Court to describe land ownership.

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1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)

The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025-Factsheet-copy.pdf (105 kb)

The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025.pdf (252 kb)

In many ways, the application encapsulates the nineteenth century history of the Te Tau Ihu region.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

  Why  and how  the Rules are changing   The Rules set out how the Court   operates   –   including what the Court and Registrar s   must do, and what applicants and other parties need to do when filing applications and documents.

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Once the Court is satisfied that we have identified as many successors as possible, the successors will be invited to a meeting of owners to determine how they want to receive and hold the land.

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Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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