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Te whakawhiti whenua
Transferring land

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.

Located in: Māori land Becoming a landowner

Whenua
Māori land

Individual land ownership made it easier for settlers to buy and sell land.

MLC transferring maori land shares english v2

Alienation involves an alienee (the person who purchases or receives the interest in the land), and an alienor (the person who sells or parts with the interest in the land). 2 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).

Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)

Maori Land Court National Panui July 2025 Edition

Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)

Māori Land Court National Pānui August 2025 Edition

Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2025-Edition.pdf (2 mb)

Maori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 Matariki 2023

The introduction of Pātaka Whenua marked the closing of MLIS (Māori Land Information System), the previous Māori Land Court technol- ogy system, which has served the court and land- owners/users since 1999.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)