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Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.

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Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.

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They can also submit applications and enquiries online and receive real time updates.

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Chief Judge Fox is a descendent of Ngāti Porou and Rongowhakaata, with ties to Te Whānau a Apanui.

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It’s not about the backlog, rather it’s the impact that the delays have had on Māori land owners, their whanau and their hapū, as ultimately justice delayed is justice denied.

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You’ll be shown a summary screen of the information about that block of land including block shape if available and originated documents.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 11:45 AM AP-20240000014210 19/93 18(1)(a)/93 18(1)(b)/93 Christian Martin Webber Motungarara A1B - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass of other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Martin Webber and Webber Whānau Trustees)

Documents/Panui/8-Aotea-4-March-2025.pdf (175 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 9 11:30 AM AP-20250000008210 19/93 Tai Oterangi (Lucia) Mathews Whaanga 1D1B2 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Hemi Family/LOFA Trustee Limited SP 10 11:30 AM AP-20250000008219 19/93 Tai Oterangi (Lucia) Mathews Whaanga 1D1B2 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to an...

Documents/Panui/6.-Waikato-Maniapoto-7-August-2025.pdf (122 kb)

Most of the land set aside under the Act was transferred to the intended beneficiaries, but in 1909 the SILNA Act was repealed by the Native Lands Act before all the grants had been completed. 6 Also, the lands set aside under SILNA were of inferior quality, isolated, inaccessible, and often far distant from the traditional lands that had been taken under the earlier Crown purchasing. 7 Four of the SILNA blocks were not allocated and remain in...

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