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Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū.

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.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

For office contact details, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms It is good to kōrero with whānau about whāngai succession before applying to succeed to a deceased landowner’s interests. Make the outcome of those conversations known when making your application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

Occupation orders can now be granted not only to the landowner or any person entitled to succeed to their interest, but also to beneficiaries of the whānau trust that holds a beneficial interest in the land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

Te pā whenua describes the experience that we want to deliver to landowners. It is inspired by the experience manuhiri have when they visit the marae.

At this point in te pā whenua, landowners are now ready to take their next step. That may be submitting another type of application or getting in contact with other agencies or organisations who can assist you with the next chapter of your journey.

Located in:  Our application process

This practice note has been issued as a guide to assist landowners, lawyers and the banking sector with lending and borrowing against Māori freehold land.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand. Today, many Māori landowners continue to act as collective kaitiaki of their whenua, to honour and protect their land as taonga-tuku-iho.

He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.

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