As for incorporations, the Act provides that every Māori incorporation holds the land and assets “on trust” for the incorporated owners in proportion to their several interests in the land (s 250(4)).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
This trust order is drafted to allow the trustees to purchase land, but not to sell it. That is because most Māori trusts focus on retaining land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Our trust order requires the trust to be reviewed every five years by the Māori Land Court. We tend to hold at least one AGM hui a year.
Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 219 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
You can find information about your whenua and other Māori land from a variety of sources.
Special fi xtures 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.
Documents/Panui/0526122-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-July-2022-web1.pdf (493 kb)
ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU June | Hune 2026 Contents Applications for hearing in June | Hune 2026 2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section 7 – 43 Te Rohe o Aotea 44 – 58 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 59 – 97 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 98 – 111 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 112 – 121 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 122 – 157 Te Rohe o Waiariki 158 –186 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 187 – 191 Chief Judge | Kaiwhakawā Matua 192 – 213 Applic...
Documents/Landowner-notices/June-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.7 mb)
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)
Contents: Applications for hearing in APRIL | PAENGA-WHÄWHÄ 2023: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 8 Aotea District 9 - 15 Tairäwhiti District 16 - 27 Taitokerau District 28 Takitimu District 29 - 33 Waiariki District 34 - 44 Waikato Maniapoto District 46 - 61 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 63 Appendix 64 - 67 Notices 68 Informati...
