The lease or occupation license does not grant a title of ownership; this remains with the trust. Previously, leases and occupation licenses could only be issued up to 14 years, a timeframe that made it difficult to get finance to build on Māori reservation land.
Māori Customary Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5 38.5573 Waikato Maniapoto 13 48.2919 Waiariki 1 8.0937 Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313 Tākitimu 1 0.2124 Aotea 15 659.1240 Te Waipounamu 0 0.000 Total 36 755.9106 Māori Freehold Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5,423 147,820.3901 Waikato Maniapoto 3,733 124,124.8520 Waiariki 5,124 306,179.4959 Tairāwhiti 5,349 270,280.5522 Tākitimu 1,365 87,956.7189 Aotea 4,0...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2016.pdf (467 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5 38.5573 Waikato Maniapoto 13 48.2919 Waiariki 1 8.0937 Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313 Tākitimu 1 0.2124 Aotea 15 659.1240 Te Waipounamu 0 0.000 Total 36 755.9106 Māori Freehold Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5,423 147,820.3901 Waikato Maniapoto 3,733 124,124.8520 Waiariki 5,124 306,179.4959 Tairāwhiti 5,349 270,280.5522 Tākitimu 1,365 87,956.7189 Aotea 4,0...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2016.pdf (467 kb)
A sketch plan or diagram showing: The area of the portion to be partitioned out; and The position or locality of the partition relative to the whole block; and Any river, lake or seashore boundaries of the whole block; and The position of any easement or roadway required for access to the partitioned area. Details as to how ownership of the land is to be apportioned after partition Details of notice of the application or proposal to the owners, the minutes of a...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)
Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ. The project continued to receive support from the National Government to its completion.
The application must contain the details of why the inquiry by the Māori Land Court is sought.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st October 2022 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/0825522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-October-2022-web22.pdf (589 kb)
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.
See the back page of this factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us For information about the most common applications, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has details about the current ownership and title information¹ for all MLC blocks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
