If you see any of your tīpuna listed below and know of their whakapapa lines, we would love to hear from you. For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
Te Rā Tū, the new Tairāwhiti Māori Land Court opened in November, with some 100 people gathering for the official event.
Join our hoamahi over at Te Puni Kōkiri for their next Whenua Māori Wānanga.
Go to Te Arawhiti's website for dates.
Ma tātou whenua e ora, ma te whenua tātou e ora We will care for the land, the land will care for us Whenua is part of the identity of tangata whenua.
Note : you must file invoices for payment to mlcspecialaidinvoice@justice.govt.nz.
By default, if you haven’t changed it to a customised one, then your Username would be your email without the “domain”. For example, if your email is “māorilandcourt123@justice.govt.nz”, then your Username would be “māorilandcourt123”.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Forgot-Password-Guide-v1.pdf (349 kb)
The practice note demystifies what can appear a complex subject, and support both whānau and lenders to improve access to finance for development activity on whenua Māori. You can easily access the practice note for lending on whenua Māori here.
Individual land ownership made it easier for settlers to buy and sell land. However, it was in major conflict with the traditional ways of land occupation and guardianship for tangata whenua.
It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, general land owned by Māori, or land blocks under internal review.
