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.
Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 19 10:00AM AP-20230000019637 A20160002930 45/93 Flora Falanaki CJ 2016/14 - Donald McLeod - and succession orders made at 38 South Island MB 228-232 on 10/08/1961 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 20 10:15AM AP-20230000019652 A20170006414 45/93 Rihitia Totorewa, Rangaiti Mathews CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 21 10:30AM...
Documents/Panui/16.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-19-June-2024.pdf (141 kb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may be decided without notice and without formal hearing.
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20250000003156 45/93 Akuhata Turei and Curtis Ezekial CJ 2025/14 - Nellie Houkamau Johnson also known as Nellie Johnson or Nere Johnson and a succession order made at 59 Ruatōria MB 297- 300 on 8/02/2001 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 2 10:20 AM AP-20230000027607 45/93 Ngati Muriwai Authority Trust CJ 2023/19 Omarumutu Papakainga and an order setting land apart as a Maori Reservation at 51 Opotiki MB 154 on 09/02/1...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 1:20 PM AP-20250000006049 45/93 Dr Stanley Joseph Pardoe CJ 2025/26 – Puatai A2, Pouawa A10, Whangara C1, Whangara C12 and Whangara C (Roadlines) and orders made at 143 Gisborne MB 7- 10 on 4/2/1998 and Puatai A2, Pouawa A10, Whangara C1, Whangara C12 and Whangara C (Roadlines) and orders made at 145 Gisborne MB 15 on 30/3/1999 – Application to the Chief Judge SP10 1:40 PM AP-20230000027593 45/93 Dinah Allison Harrington CJ 2023/16 Thoma...
Documents/Panui/1.-DCJ-Hearing-10-March-2026-Panui.pdf (152 kb)