In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
This judgment is a significant milestone in the Māori Land Court and for Māori landowners. As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
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)
NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
I know this is a problem, and in my view primarily a matter of banks becoming educated in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Another project which has just been launched on the Māori Land Online website by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Justice is the Māori Land Geographic Information System (MLGIS) project.
MĀORI INCORPORATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI Te Tari o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge’s Chambers DX SX 10153, Te Whanganui a Tara 6145, Aotearoa DX SX 10153 Wāea Kōrero: (04) 914 3021 Wellington 6145, New Zealand Phone: (04) 914 3021 17 October 2023 MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE Aio ki te nuku aio ki te rangi ko te kawa ora ko te kawa ora tihei...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
MĀORI RESERVATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
