Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIts purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
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2026 02 28 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC
Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 28 February 2026 Produced pursuant to rule 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR (WELLINGTON) FILE ID DATE FILED SUBJECT AUTHORITY APPLICANT(S) 5.11(1)(b)(iii) Reason AP-20230000027425 A20090017684 3/11/2009 CJ 2009/33 - Te Ngaronui Wiremu Hangaihi Makiwhara,deceased - Application to the Chief Judge to amend or...
2025 11 30 5.11 report
Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 30 November 2025 Produced pursuant to rule 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR (WELLINGTON) FILEID DATE FILED SUBJECT AUTHORITY APPLICANT(S) 5.11(1)(b)(iii) Reason AP-20230000027425 A20090017684 3/11/2009 CJ 2009/33 - Te Ngaronui Wiremu Hangaihi Makiwhara,deceased - Application to the Chief Judge to amend ord...
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes. From 6 February 2021 The Māori Land Court can grant an occupation order to a beneficiary of a whānau trust.
Ngā putanga o tētahi kōtitanga
Outcomes of a court hearing
The court order The court order is the document that confirms the legal change made to the ownership and/or status of the whenua.
30. Taitokerau Special 2 July 2024
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00AM AP-20230000032305 43/93 Kenneth Linstead Te Horo 3 No 1-31 block - Rehearing of application Injunction prohibiting any person, where proceedings are pending before the Court or the Chief Judge, from dealing with or doing any injury to any property that is the subject matter of the proceedings or that may be affected by any order that may be made in the proceedings (Respondent: Amadeus Tohu) (A2023009442 | AP-20230000029952)...
Documents/Panui/30.-Taitokerau-Special-2-July-2024.pdf (148 kb)
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
In this case, you can talk directly to the trustees about occupying or building on the land and they can approve your plans without court involvement, if the trust order allows it.
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting...
Te whakatū i tētahi tarati, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
An ahu whenua trust: holds the trustees legally responsible for the management of the land, and uses a Māori Land Court-approved trust order, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees and beneficial owners.
MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
On the following day the Court made its final orders relating to Tauponuiatia.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)