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The Act also refers to general land owned by Māori. Whenua Māori korehere Māori freehold land Māori freehold land has gone through the Māori Land Court (or what was known as the Native Land Court) to be divided into blocks and converted into freehold titles.

Located in:  Māori land

Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-40-Occupation-order.pdf (446 kb)

(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 (held by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust), including applications under Part 14 of the Act; and (iv) forwarding to the Registrar of the Māori Land Co...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)

Since 1993 there has only been a trickle of Māori freehold land that has changed to European title.

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Access to Māori land was generally considered when the title of the land was originally issued and in many cases:  a roadway would have been created to give access to the land there may have already been a public or private roadway servicing the land, or a right of way to access land, across a neighbouring property, may have been put in place.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District Subject of application Kai Iwi 5D1A2 (Record of Title 1038392) Notice I, Donald Brent Richards, have applied to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of the above Māori freehold land.

Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v3.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (58 kb)

NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152   In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District   Subject of application Kai Iwi 5D1A2 (Record of Title 1038392)   Notice I, Donald Brent Richards, have applied to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of the above Māori freehold land.

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The information in this factsheet does not apply to Māori reserves. Māori reservation land Any Māori freehold land or any general land3 may be set aside as a Māori reservation.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)