Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest.
From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest.
These regulations only apply to Māori land blocks that do not have existing trustees or which are not vested in a Māori incorporation.
The process to do this is different from other Māori Land Court application processes. Landowners and other interested parties, if appropriate, should hold a meeting to decide to set aside land as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Now, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show there is a sufficient degree of support for the proposal, and that sufficient notice of the proposal has been given.
We work with various other departments and agencies to support Māori landowners to connect with and realise their aspirations for their whenua.
We work with various other departments and agencies to support Māori landowners to connect with and realise their aspirations for their whenua.
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023. In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online.
By creating a free, culturally appropriate and safe process outside of a court sitting, landowners and other Court users can kōrero and wānanga about the dispute privately and come up with their own workable solutions.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners. As the report discusses, this has been a difficult process and has led to delays that have affected landowners and other Court users.
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale.