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)
Te Puna Manawa Whenua was developed by an editing committee of judges from the Court. It will be regularly reviewed and updated as the law evolves.
Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records.
māorilandcourt.govt.nz To see all ownership information about a particular person you can click on a name from the summary screen to bring up their information.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
Our kaimahi are here to guide you and your whānau through this experience.
At this point in te pā whenua, you will be ready to file an application with the Court. Once you have filed your application with us, we will take care of your information and support you to understand the process from here.
Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.
Paneke means to ‘pass by’ or ‘pass through’ and it is the term used to refer to Māori Land Court services away from the district offices. Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori...
Paneke means to ‘pass by’ or ‘pass through’ and it is the term used to refer to Māori Land Court services away from the district offices. Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court of...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP30 11:00 AM AP-20230000028344 A20200002843 67/93 Erina Adams Paihia 1L2 – Injunction – Judicial Conference SP31 11:00 AM AP-20230000019962 A20220007970 67/93 Jesse Pirini Paihia 1L2 - Transfer of shares from Jesse Pirini to Jenny Marie Samson – Judicial Conference
