LAND THAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN A MĀORI INCORPORATION A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of Māori freehold land, as long as at least one of the blocks has more than two owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
TITLE NOTICES Notices that affect the block. TITLE ORDERS Refers to any order that affects the title of the block.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (385 kb)
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the appropriate application number at: Physical address: Postal address: L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203 WELLINGTON WELLINGTON Phone: 04 914 3102 Fax: 04 914 3100 Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz STEVEN DODD Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court 2 APPLICATION NO: DATE FILED: SECT...
Documents/Panui/November-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (620 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to transferring Māori land shares by a vesting order: • when the ownership of a Māori land block is held in shares by a group of owners • when a land block is vested in a Māori incorporation.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to transferring Māori land shares by a vesting order: • when the ownership of a Māori land block is held in shares by a group of owners • when a land block is vested in a Māori incorporation.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
It is a comprehensive guide to transferring Māori land shares by a vesting order: • when the ownership of a Māori land block is held in shares by a group of owners • when a land block is vested in a Māori incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Aggregations an aggregation of the ownership of two or more blocks is usually undertaken when there are several people with shares in each block.
Aggregations an aggregation of the ownership of two or more blocks is usually undertaken when there are several people with shares in each block.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
COMBINED PARTITION An owner or group of owners may benefit by combining their interests, held in two neighbouring blocks, into one block. For instance, they may own block A and also have an interest in block B.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
