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A licence to occupy gives you permission to build on or occupy whenua. However, the title of ownership remains with the trust or management body and the licence can’t be passed on by succession.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.  Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Located in:  Māori land

Pātaka Whenua has different types of searches available to help you find what you need – Near Match Search and Exact Match Search.

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

APPLICATIONS 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/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)

Just before I wind up, I want to make a few brief comments about the Court and the Tribunal. For Te Kooti Whenua Māori this is a time of uncertainty. We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; 3. Elect Responsible Trustee(s) 4.

Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (231 kb)

The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; 2. Elect Responsible Trustee(s) 3.

Documents/Landowner-notices/3.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (233 kb)

More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)

Determine the terms of trust e.g. Te Tumu Paeroa’s Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Deed.

Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (246 kb)

Some trusts and incorporations also provide financial assistance through grants and scholarships.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome