Discussion on Māori Land in today's context
01 Feb 2012 | NewsThis new initiative provides a visual tool to Māori land owners and users of Māori land to access information to assist in the utilisation and development of their land.
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MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
The ultimate outcome of the review is “to empower Māori land owners to achieve their aspirations while enabling the better utilisation of their land.”
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
MOJ0217.5E OCT21 Title Improvement
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsThe eyes were picked out of Aotearoa’s available land by successive Native Land Court regimes and rapidly converted to European land in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.
Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
The land marked ‘accretion’ shows the newly formed land.
Detailed list of fee changes
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
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.
Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsConclusion Setting aside land for a new urupā is a significant undertaking for the beneficial owners of the land.
MOJ0217.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)