Freehold titles are often
divided by partition order. The land retains
the status of Māori land. The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
3 A change of ownership of land gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership and
its associated rights (land may be vested
in a trustee, or shares may be vested in
another pers...
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Legal terms used for Māori land
Term used to describe landowners
Terms used in succession
Terms used in landownership
Types of landownership Terms used for Māori land
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act provides legal definitions for different types of Māori landownership.
Shareholders need to carefully choose
suitable people and should ensure that the
committee members have appropriate skills
to protect the assets and provide a return to
the shareholders.
1 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).
Shareholders need to carefully choose
suitable people and should ensure that the
committee members have appropriate skills
to protect the assets and provide a return to
the shareholders.
1 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).
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Step 8
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• Details
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• History
• Documents
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associated ownership documents for the management structure.
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).
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...
