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.
Tae rā anō hoki ki ngā tumu o te Kooti Whenua Māori, ko Steve Gunson te Pae Matua o te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 23 FORM 23 Rule 12.3 HE TONO HEI WHAKATŪ TARATI (WHAI TAUATANGA) APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAU TRUST TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214(2) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz I Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Aotearoa I Te Rohe o [Name of Rohe]___________________________ In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand [Name of district]____...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (365 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 14:45 PM AP-20250000011070 328/93 Raana Tuuta He ōta whakanoho mō Raana Tuuta ki runga ia Kekerione 37 ABC 2 Occupation order for Raana Tuuta on Kekerione 37 ABC 2 SP6 15:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu o te whenua Māori ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land.
Documents/Panui/14.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (140 kb)
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 Sittings At Whāngarei Māori Land Court, Level 2, 16 Rathbone Street, Whangarei 0110 Tuesday 1 October 2024 Judge T K T A R Williams Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/28.-Taitokerau-Special-1-October-2024.pdf (138 kb)
The process for applying for succession has not changed. Apply by completing the appropriate application form.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
If a successor has passed away If your whanaunga is named on the list but has passed away, apply to the Māori Land Court for succession. View the Hāwea/Wānaka Succession Form here .
Some marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua land trusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 3:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land.
Documents/Panui/14-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (145 kb)
Whakapapa is crucial to succession for Māori because it underpins connections to whānau, tribal groups and whenua.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)