Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIts purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Partitions A partition is the division of the land between its owners to create new titles or blocks.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
On this page Legal terms used for Māori land Term used to describe landowners Terms used in succession Terms used in land ownership Types of land ownership Terms used for Māori land Te Ture Whenua Māori Act provides legal definitions for different types of Māori land ownership.
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)
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/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
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)
The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.
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)