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Whakawātea whenua Alienation Alienation   is when a landowner gives certain rights on/over their land to another person.

Located in:  Māori land

The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners. As the report discusses, this has been a difficult process and has led to delays that have affected landowners and other Court users.

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This practice note has been issued as a guide to assist landowners, lawyers and the banking sector with lending against Māori freehold land (“whenua Māori”).

Documents/Practice-notes/Banking-Practice-Note.pdf (204 kb)

Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.

Located in:  Māori land

Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū.

1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 May 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-05-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (8 mb)

This judgment is a significant milestone in the Māori Land Court and for Māori landowners.  As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

For office contact details, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms It is good to kōrero with whānau about whāngai succession before applying to succeed to a deceased landowner’s interests. Make the outcome of those conversations known when making your application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

Occupation orders can now be granted not only to the landowner or any person entitled to succeed to their interest, but also to beneficiaries of the whānau trust that holds a beneficial interest in the land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

Step 2 This will expand the Search menu. From the displayed options click on “Block”, which will open the Search block page.

How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-Block-Transfer-Shares-Report-v1-4.pdf (2.5 mb)