Benefits A beneficiary of a whānau trust can more easily use their
land for housing.
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Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Supporting papakāinga housing
A Māori reservation is land set aside on Māori freehold or general land for marae, burial
grounds, wāhitapu or other communal purposes.
Kaupapa whakatū whenua rāhui
He maha ngā take e whakatūhia ai he
whenua rāhui:
• hei hanga taone
• hei whakatū marae
• mō tētahi papa tākaro
• mō tētahi puna wai
• he wāhi whai ahurea, hītori, mō tōna pai
āhua taiao rānei
• he kaupapa papa atawhai (hāngai ki te
whenua rāhui)
• he wāhi kaukau
• he wāhi hanga whare
• he wāhi hanga whare karakia
• he wāhi taunga waka
• he puna wai
• he wāhi hī ika
• he urupā
• he rua...
He tuwhera ki te iwi whānui ngā kōtitanga Kooti Whenua Māori. Engari, mēnā kei te kōrerohia he take tapu, ka whakatau pea te kaiwhakawā kia aukatia atu te iwi whānui mai i te kōtitanga.
MĀORI RESERVATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
Purposes of a reservation
A reservation can be established for any of
the following purposes:
• a village site
• a marae
• a sports ground
• a catchment area or other source of
water supply
• a place of cultural, historical, or scenic
interest
• a conservation purpose (in conjunction
with whenua rāhui)
• a bathing place
• a building site
• a church site
• a landing place
• a spring
• a fishing ground
• an urupā/burial ground
• a well
• a timber reserve
• wāhi...
It will therefore be
important that mediators with some working knowledge of the relevant legislation are
appointed once private mediators can be appointed under Part 3A of the Act.
It will therefore be important that mediators with some working knowledge of the relevant legislation are appointed once private mediators can be appointed under Part 3A of the Act.
In May 2023 we launched a redesigned web-
site and a new online portal – Pātaka Whenua.
The introduction of the Pātaka Whenua
technology was part of a wider Whenua Māori
Programme of change which also included
implementing legislative change and intro-
ducing new ways of working.