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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 32 10:00 AM AP-20250000002925 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Parihaka 14B Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Parihaka 14B Ahu Whenua Trust 33 10:05 AM AP-20250000004115 133/93 David Francis Fleming, Lisa Maree Ison, Patricia Cherie Mackenzie He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Lot 2 Deposited Plan 607153 (formerly known as Part Ngatitara 4F) mai i te whenua atu i te whenua Māori ki te whenua Māori Change the status of...

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

The conduct of these proceedings would not have been possible without the foresight and commitment of landowners and the growing desire to have the status and role of te reo Māori recognised and living in all aspects of day-to-day life, including the Māori Land Court.

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S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 53.06ha and 114 owners.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2024-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (1.7 mb)

More information on whānau trusts can be found in ‘Māori Land Trusts’, available from Māori Land Court offices.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

More information on whānau trusts can be found in ‘Māori Land Trusts’, available from Māori Land Court offices.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

The court order The court order is the document that confirms the legal change made to the ownership and/or status of the whenua. The court order also informs the information we provide to Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to ensure the changes in legal ownership are updated in their database.

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The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)

Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land Anything related to a Māori incorporation Roadways, acces...

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