Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIt would help if Māori land owners let the Court know their addresses when they move.
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Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District2
Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906) The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
How to apply for Partition of Māori freehold land
• What do the owners think overall? • How will the proposal affect the owners’ interests and the best use of the land?
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
2025 10 28 MLC Māori Land Update 2025
This information provides landowners, community groups, and government bodies understand the state and management of the reported land type. Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
Te wehe i ō whenua
Divide your land
Māori land can be brought together or divided among its owners in several ways to be managed, developed, or used.
Te uru ki tō whenua
Access your land
They can be constructed to access your land until they are closed and handed back to the owners of the surrounding land blocks.
2023 05 19 MoJ MLC Maori Land Update ver 1
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua May 2023 | Haratua 2023 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Te whakawhiti whenua
Transferring land
On this page Transferring land to a member of the PCA Transferring land to someone who is not a member of the PCA Transferring shares in an incorporation There are a variety of reasons a person might gift or sell their land, including: The interests are required to allow for housing or a dwelling To help divide land for partition between owners To encourage and mentor active engagement of younger landowners A trustee holding interests or shares may want t...
Whakahaerehia ō whenua
Manage your land
Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua.