MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
ORDER DECLARING TRUSTS This is the Court order created by the Māori Land Court that sets out all the terms of a trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Search results for "Our Maori land trust"
Discussion on Māori Governance
01 Feb 2013 | NewsI commented on the obvious importance of good governance to our Māori and New Zealand futures. While my comments were focussed on Māori land, they are equally applicable to other Māori assets.
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. 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) t...
JWI ACPECT Presentation 2022
Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Taonga tuku iho
The court record
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
Ā mātou ture
Our rules and legislation
External link Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013 Sets our application fees.
Ngā putanga o tētahi kōtitanga
Outcomes of a court hearing
Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.
Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
National Panui January 2023
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.