Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
Te Puna Manawa Whenua is written by Māori Land Court judges. It is overseen by a judicial editing komiti, comprised of Māori Land Court judges, supported by legal research counsel from the Māori Land Court.
Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated several largescale purchases of land in Te Waipounamu (the South Island) whereby almost the entire land base of Ngāi Tahu, some 34.5 million acres of land, was sold for £14,750. 1 Ngāi Tahu’s landlessness was the subject of several Crown investigations in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
The court order The court order is the document that confirms the legal change made to the ownership and/or status of the whenua. The court order also informs the information we provide to Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to ensure the changes in legal ownership are updated in their database.
The blocks of land are no longer separate (refer to section 307 of the Act). 4 Aggregation of titles occur when two or more separate blocks of land share a common ownership list.
The blocks of land are no longer separate (refer to section 307 of the Act). 4 Aggregation of titles occur when two or more separate blocks of land share a common ownership list.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whanganui Māori Land Court Ingestre Chambers 74 Ingestre Street Whanganui Wednesday 20 September 2023 Judge A H C Warren PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SSept20/1 12:45 PM AP-20230000031902 239/93 Richard Pat...
An order of the Māori Land Court that sets out: the objectives of a trust; the powers, obligations and rights of trustees; and the rights of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
From 1 July 2025 , Māori Land Court fees increase by 3.65% . This increase is part of a wider change across all courts and tribunals in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington July 2025 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 14th of May 2025, 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...
Documents/Panui/July-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (428 kb)
