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The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.

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

The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.

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

In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:  Crown Land  Crown Land Reserved for Māori  General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)  General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);  Ownership Only (ownersh...

Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)

Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:  Crown Land  Crown Land Reserved for Māori  General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)  General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);  Ownership Only (ownersh...

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)

The scope of the review focuses on four key areas: • Ownership: Māori land owners are affiliated and engaged with the land; • Governance: there are appropriate structures and trustees with expertise to support effective decision-making; • Access to resources: resources are available to enact decisions; and • Utilisation: the better utilisation of Māori land is enabled.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

  Search for an ownership user guide You can find help when searching in the Search for an ownership guide  here.

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

Apply online Download the application form Amalgamation An amalgamation merges Māori land blocks together to create a new block with common ownership.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a “charging order” to recover the excess amount paid.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News