If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (113 kb)
Māori freehold land is owned in common in unequal shares. This means that each owner owns each piece of the land in that share.
The project is reaching out to those Māori lands which do not have a trust or other management structure to administer their lands.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
Benefits Descendants are involved as owners of the land and exercise their voting rights sooner.
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
They are now recognised as representative of Māori owners utilising land for residential purposes in dealings with local authorities and have achieved fairer provision in district plans for the residential development of Māori land.
• Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust. It’s designed to promote the use and administration of the land in the interest of the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Māori land can be brought together or divided among its owners in several ways to be managed, developed, or used.
Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
These rules ensure that the Act’s kaupapa is met – to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū 4 and to facilitate the occupation, development, and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
