Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsConclusion Setting aside land for a new urupā is a significant undertaking for the beneficial owners of the land.
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MLC 2017 Minute Book Abbreviations
• Consolidation: Recorded title consolidations undertaken as part of a consolidation scheme initiated by the local Māori Land Boards.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
MOJ0217.1E OCT21 Maori Land Trusts
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
MOJ0217.4E OCT21 Maori Reservations
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
The title of ownership remains with the landowners, but the occupation order may be passed on by succession.
Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
Me pēhea te tikiake i tētahi Ownership Details Report How to download an Ownership Details Report Read the Ownership Details Report guide for help downloading the Ownership Details Report in Pātaka Whenua.
Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template 18082025
(b) Promote title improvement by: (i) granting or acquiring any type of right or interest in land; (ii) subdividing any land; (iii) bringing any application to the Māori Land Court that might facilitate the operation of this trust and the improvement of title to land; and (iv) forwarding to the registrar of the Māori Land Court in relation to the above any instruments, titles, plans or other relevant documents for the purpose...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Taonga tuku iho
The court record
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
June 2023 Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar 20230413
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of April 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry o...
2025 10 28 MLC Māori Land Update 2025
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)