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This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar,
Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, NewZealand on 23 July 2014 and is intended to
provide general information only.
This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar,
Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, NewZealand on 23 July 2014 and is intended to
provide general information only.
In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing NewZealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.
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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1...
The
beneficiaries hold their individual shares in the land as beneficial owners.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
NewZealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
January 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of November 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
February 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for in...
The aim is to make the law easier to understand.
What has changed?
The new Trusts Act 2019 represents the first major reform of trust
law in NewZealand for 70 years.
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke MLC011_NOV14
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the NewZealand court that hears
matters relating to Māori land.