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This may mean connecting with other agencies and exploring funding opportunities that can help you and your whānau reach your aspirations for your whenua.

Located in:  Our application process

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

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.

Located in:  Māori land

There are many ways Māori connect with and utilise whenua, depending on the economic, social, and cultural aspirations of the whānau for the whenua. The Māori Land Court, alongside our partner agencies, are here to support you and your whānau throughout your whenua journey.

Located in:  Māori land

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

Located in:  Contact us

Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū.

Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.

Located in:  Who we are

  Toitū te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.

Located in:  Māori land

AOTEA PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The following special sitting will be held At Levin | Aotea Māori Land Court, Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō (Levin Community Centre),10 Bath Street, Levin Join by via Zoom – Meeting ID: 829 6731 0392 Tuesday, 4 March 2025 Judge A M Thomas presiding Applicati...

Documents/Panui/8-Aotea-4-March-2025.pdf (175 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 9 11:30 AM AP-20250000008210 19/93 Tai Oterangi (Lucia) Mathews Whaanga 1D1B2 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Hemi Family/LOFA Trustee Limited SP 10 11:30 AM AP-20250000008219 19/93 Tai Oterangi (Lucia) Mathews Whaanga 1D1B2 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to an...

Documents/Panui/6.-Waikato-Maniapoto-7-August-2025.pdf (122 kb)