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GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of Māori Land; or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer Māori Land by way of sale or gift.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (108 kb)

From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.

Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)

Step 3 Enter the person’s name (or part of) into the Owner name box if known.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)

The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)

Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

A summary of the Court orders to be sought to determine the owners and status of the land. The matter of ownership needed to be resolved first, as any application for accretion would be made by the owners of the land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

Former land owners become shareholders in the Incorporation rather than owners in the land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

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).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)

Crown- owned land is, in effect, state-owned land. 3 An area of land reserved for a special purpose when land is subdivided. 4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor. 5 A document prepared and signed by a court, to give effect to a decision of a judge of that court. 6 A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)