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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)
14. Te Waipounamu 15 October 2025
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 14:45 PM AP-20250000011070 328/93 Raana Tuuta He ōta whakanoho mō Raana Tuuta ki runga ia Kekerione 37 ABC 2 Occupation order for Raana Tuuta on Kekerione 37 ABC 2 SP6 15:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu o te whenua Māori ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land. SP7 15:00 PM AP-20230000...
Documents/Panui/14.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (140 kb)
14. Te Waipounamu 15 October 2025
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 3:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land. SP8 3:00 PM AP-20230000022135 18(1)(a)/93 328/93 Catherine Thomas Wharekauri 1A2 - Determination of ownership of a dwelling and occupation order in favour of Te Puna Aroha Mokopuna Whānau Trust SP9 3:1...
Documents/Panui/14-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (145 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)
July 2026 Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington July 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 13th of May 2026, 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 or...
Documents/Panui/July-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (547 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.
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.
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust order...