Rapua
Search

The eyes were picked out of Aotearoa’s available land by successive Native Land Court regimes and rapidly converted to European land in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

What you need to know: • You can include Māori land, general land, or both. • You can include land regardless of its location (for example, the blocks do not need to be located next to each other)

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)

Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)

1 Fo APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS Hawea/Wanaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5 Block XIV, Lower Wanaka SD) The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1); Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2 Form 01 Rule 4.2, 16.1, 4.5, 10.9(2) For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?...

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

Poraka whenua Land block A land block is a piece of Māori freehold land.

Located in:  Māori land

NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.

Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (231 kb)

NOTICE OF MEETING OF ASSEMBLED OWNERS Part IX Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District TAKE NOTICE that applications have been made to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of the owners of Waimarino 3F No 4 Block to consider lease proposals and other governance matters in respect of the land, including competing proposals properly before the Court. 1.

Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (64 kb)

TIP: There may be multiple results for one owner, the Land Block Name column may help you find the ownership you are looking for.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)

Nominations: ▪ Must be received on the official Māori Land Court nomination form ▪ Forms can be obtained by either contacting the Māori Land Court or by way of the link, details for both are below ▪ Must be received by the Māori Land Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July 2023 ▪ Nominations must clearly identify the block to which the person is being nominated to.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block)    Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320 Kaupapa: Future Utilisation of Land The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; Elect Responsible Trustee(s) Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’...

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner and paneke notices