In other cases, the current owners were aware of the existence of ancient urupā on their land but preferred not to go through the formal process. Setting aside new urupā A number of well established principles in relation to Māori reservations have been developed by the Court – these principles apply to urupā reservations as much as to marae or papakāinga.
Where land other than Māori land is to be exchanged a full description of that land so as to enable it to be clearly identified together with particulars of all encumbrances recorded against the land Where any piece of land to be exchanged is only part of the land comprised in a title, a plan defining the piece to be exchanged.
However, if any new titles are to be built on, building consent is still required from council.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of April 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
Māori land can be brought together or divided among its owners in several ways to be managed, developed, or used. This is referred to as ‘title improvement’.
(b) Promote title improvement by: (i) granting or acquiring any type of right or interest in land; (ii) subdividing any land; (iii) bringing any application to the Māori Land Court that might facilitate the operation of this trust and the improvement of title to land; and (iv) forwarding to the registrar of the Māori Land Court in relation to the above any instruments, titles, plans or other relevant documents for the purpose of ma...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
For more information about individual blocks you will need to contact your local Māori Land Court. This data is intended to provide general information only.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2018-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xls (4.8 mb)
purpose and object (say, of Trust) te aronga me te pūnga put in writing tuku ā-pepa Qq quorum kōrama quorum kōrama responsibility haepapa responsible trustee tarahitī tūturu respondent kaiurupare restriction aukatinga resumption tāmatatia retention pupuritanga review (as in Trust) arotake revoke taui right mōtika right (to land) take whenua right of first refusal te āheinga mātāmua ki te whakahē right of renewal mana whakahou right to be heard...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0805823-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2023-web.pdf (832 kb)
