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We were established to convert customary Māori land into titles which could be acquired, initially by the colonial government and later by individual settlers.

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  Toitū te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.

Located in:  Māori land

More information on whānau trusts can be found in ‘Māori Land Trusts’, available from Māori Land Court offices.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

More information on whānau trusts can be found in ‘Māori Land Trusts’, available from Māori Land Court offices.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 2 Literally, a “basket”.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 2 Literally, a “basket”.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

FRAGMENTATION/FRAGMENTING Fragmentation occurs when a person’s shares in land are divided amongst other people. GENERAL LAND Land that is not Māori land (either Māori Freehold Land or Māori Customary Land) and which is not Crown Land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

This term covers land that, in broad terms, is not Māori land and is not Crown land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)

The legislation aspired to create a process by which Māori could convert their land from customary tenures to the freehold tenures of English law, using a special Court for this purpose.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 53.06ha and 114 owners.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)