Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interes...
If an owner of Māori freehold land with many owners has paid more than their share of water services charges, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a ‘charging order’ under section 99 to recover the excess amount paid.
This model for the utilisation of multiply-owned Māori land had its origins in Taitokerau in 1989 where, under s 438 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, a block was vested in a trust with exclusive use areas identified in a schedule to the trust order for whānau shareholding groups.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Ōtautahi
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
S Te A Milroy, Te Kaiwhakawā
M K Hickey,Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 6 Mei 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000005695
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Waipounamu
Rescheduling of Te Waipounamu court sitting venue
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion...
In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land mu...
291 Taitokerau MB 247
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI | MĀORI LAND COURT
Te wāhi: Whangārei (Chambers)
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
T K T A R Williams, Te Kaiwhakawā
T Hepi, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 30 Hune 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000008580
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohonga i te rohe o Te
Taitokerau
Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau court sitting date
Te ture: Te tikanga o Ngā Tikanga o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 201...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Wellington
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
A M Thomas, Te Kaiwhakawā
T Baker, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 17 Hepetema 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000013150
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Aotea
Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have consid...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
N R Milner, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 7 Mei 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June 2025 court sitting date for Gisb...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Rotorua
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Hūrae 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga o te
Kaiwhakawā Matua
Rescheduling of Chief Judge court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the Tuesday 9 September 2025 Chief J...
