Factsheet Legislative changes supporting housing initiatives web version
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
She also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants and Māori land clients. She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District".
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz HE WHAKAAETANGA KIA PĪRATIA TĒTAHI TONO APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL FROM A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 59 Form 14 Rule 8.13 Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (132 kb)
An application was filed in the Court by Johnson Raumati, a descendant of Mary Naera for a Judicial Conference under section 67 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The applicant filed the application to seek solutions to prevent the sale by Council and to secure the future of the land for Mary’s whānau.
Documents/Landowner-notices/NOTICE-OF-HUI-OF-DESCENDANTS-OF-MARY-NAERA.pdf (135 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP10 10:30 AM AP-20240000011718 241/93 Denise Aroha Takiari Dianne Marama Takiari He whakamutunga atu i te Awaroa AA1B Trust Termination of the Awaaroa AA1B Trust SP11 10:30 AM AP-20240000011745 289/93 241/93 Denise Aroha Takiari Dianne Marama Takiari Awaroa AA1B block – Partition SP12 11:30 AM AP-20250000000054 113/93 118/93 Jason Manu Brennan Michele Wairere Kahaki He tauatanga ki a Hilda Ko te Hira Brenna...
Documents/Panui/22.-Waikato-Maniapoto-6-August-2026.pdf (145 kb)
The location information for the office of the incorporation is held in accordance with section 279(2)(d) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The location information for the office of the incorporation has been included in this release under the authority of section 279(4) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Use this form to file an application to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court to exercise their power under section 44 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to correct a mistake, error or omission on the part of the Court or in the presentation of the facts of a case to the Court.
AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 06-3490770 Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) 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 Cou...