Our role as Te Kooti Whenua Māori is to facilitate and promote the retention and use of Māori land, and support whānau to occupy, develop and use their whenua.
A lifetime
right allows them to:
• occupy the principal family home (if it is on the land)
• receive all or part of any income or discretionary grants from the interests (including funds
mentioned above)
Succession to an occupation order
Section 119A of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
If a deceased held an occupation order that has no timeframe or states that it can be succeeded to,
the court can make an order vesting an occupation order in successors.
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www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz
OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz
NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
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.
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU
JANUARY | KOHI-TĀTEA
2025
Contents
Applications for hearing in JANUARY | KOHI-TĀTEA 2025
2 - 3 Descriptions of Application types by Section
4 – 37 Te Rohe o Aotea
38 – 52 Te…
For example:
• selling or gifting the land gives the
new owner the ownership rights
• leases give the lessee a limited
right to occupy land in return for
payment of rent (and other
conditions)
• mortgages give the mortgagee the
right to sell the land if the mortgage is
not repaid.
1
THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL
HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND
Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani
I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te…
