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Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

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MĀORI RESERVATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)

There are 27,137 Māori freehold land titles and approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in those titles.

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Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-7.pdf (2.1 mb)

A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.

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The cost for this application is $68. Apply online Download the application form Manatōpū Māori Māori incorporation A Māori incorporation has a structure like a company and can be set up over any Māori land.

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Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land An...

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The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.

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GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)