It does not include information about
Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
This brought the MāoriLand Court record into the computer age with details of Māoriland blocks and their owners being accessible nationwide, without owners having to travel to the MāoriLand Court where the land was located to get information.
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māoriland. For example, when whenua is
changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners
will not be individualised.
The introduction of Pātaka Whenua marked
the closing of MLIS (MāoriLand Information
System), the previous MāoriLand Court technol-
ogy system, which has served the court and land-
owners/users since 1999.
In 2017, an application was made to the MāoriLand Court to determine the
status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
As a result, from time to time the MāoriLand Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
MĀORI RESERVATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māoriland.