Māori customary land has been held by Māori continuously since the introduction of the land ownership system in Aotearoa NewZealand and has not been divided into blocks or converted into freehold titles.
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the NewZealand court that hears
matters relating to Māori land.
Is the concern that the Court registry
maintains title records in addition to Land Information NewZealand maintaining the
legal title? Have the current titles inhibited Māori land owners?
NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152
In the Māori Land Court
of NewZealand
Aotea District
TAKE NOTICE that Simon Mark Payne and Challenge Trustees Limited have made
application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of Otaraoa B3
block also known as Section 1, 10 Survey Office Plan 553747(being 30.4284 hectares more
or less) located...
NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152
In the Māori Land Court
of NewZealand
Aotea District
TAKE NOTICE that Simon Mark Payne and Challenge Trustees Limited have made
application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of Otaraoa B3
block also known as Section 1, 10 Survey Office Plan 553747(being 30.4284 hectares more
or less) located...
NOTICE CONCERNING A LEASE OF MĀORI LAND
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173
In the Māori Land Court
of NewZealand
Aotea District
TAKE NOTICE that the Directors of St Georges By the Sea Limited (Directors being Dorothy
Jane Newton, Edward Harold Brassey Newton and Linda Susan Newton) has made
application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of PARIHAKA NO 20 BLOCK
seeking:
1.
As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
Mō Te Koo Whenua Māori│About Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Te Kooti Whenua Māori is the oldest and longest established specialist court in Aotearoa NewZealand.
Metadata
Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for NewZealand
Date of data: 30 June 2025
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz)
Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whanau of the Māori Land Court, NewZea...
