Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsMāori freehold land is owned in common in unequal shares. This means that each owner owns each piece of the land in that share.
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Factsheet Legislative changes affecting trusts
Examples of what could be considered ‘simple’ trust matters include: • forming a whānau trust for a single owner’s interests or shares; or • terminating a kaitiaki trust for a minor when the person reaches 20 years of age; or • appointing a trustee to a whānau trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
MOJ0217.1E OCT21 Maori Land Trusts
INFORMATION Trusts must keep and share up-to-date and accurate information. Every trustee must keep a copy of the trust deed (trust order) and any variations to it.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
After purchasing a number of undivided share interests the Crown would then Hohepa Tamamatu (ca 1870-1880).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Discussion on residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land
01 Jun 2012 | NewsThe one drawback was that, despite their having exclusive use areas, the respective whānau did not have any autonomy as they were not separately identifiable entities. The concept was not lost, however, on the Ministry of Māori Development who, following a workshop hui at Rawhiti on 02 March 1992, included whānau trusts in the Māori Affairs Bill which passed into law on 09 March 1993 as Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, with effect from 01 July 1993.
JWI ACPECT Presentation 2022
The whakataukī “Ko te tapu te mana o ngā kāwai tūpuna” (“tapu is the mana of the kāwai tūpuna”) demonstrates that mana shares a very strong positive connection with tapu.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
MLC 2017 03 03 RDS Report
This class of records also includes information related to making changes to land title through the sale of Māori land, transfer of shares in Māori land between owners or to new shareholders, alienation of Māori land by lease or license, including the licensing of timber, flax and mineral rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsThat resource has not been lost and many project team members have been reintegrated back into the Māori Land Court administration.
2025 11 30 5.11 report
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
MOJ0217.3E OCT21 Transferring Maori Land Shares
The share register must list the shareholders’ names and addresses and the shares held by each shareholder.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)