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A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if:
all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust)
all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees)
the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation)
the new titles, issued by Land Information New Zealand (L...
You can search to find trusts, incorporations, Māori reservations as well as other types, and will
be able to find information on:
• the overview of the organisation’s management structure,
• members of the management structure,
• ownership details,
• contact details for the administrator (if available).
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer
Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
District Māori Land Court District Abbreviation District AOT Aotea District
Block Id Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District
Block Name Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District
Block Alternative Name Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW...
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer
Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
District Māori Land Court District Abbreviation District AOT Aotea District
Block Id Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District
Block Name Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District
Block Alternative Name Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW...
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer at https://www.justice.govt.nz/about-this-site/disclaimer-and-terms-of-use/
Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
District Māori Land Court District name Status Māori Customary Land Land which is still held in accordance with tikanga Māori the ownership for which has not been determined by the Māori Land Court as described in sections 129(1)(a) and 129(2)(a)...
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer at https://www.justice.govt.nz/about-this-site/disclaimer-and-terms-of-use/
Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
District Māori Land Court District name Status Māori Customary Land Land which is still held in accordance with tikanga Māori the ownership for which has not been determined by the Māori Land Court as described in sections 129(1)(a) and 129(2)(a)...
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer
Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District
BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District
BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District
ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW Tairāwhiti...
Ko te tikanga o tēnei
wāhanga o te ture, he whakamana i te Kooti
Whenua Māori hei kaiwhakahaere mō ngā
whenua o ngā kaipupuri Māori, e āhei ai te
whakapaipai, te hiki ake i te wāriu, me te
whakahou ake i te taitara, mō te painga o
te katoa.
Only 17% of Māori knew how to speak te reo, only 5% of our children in schools could speak te reo, and furthermore, there were people of that time who declared there was no benefit in teaching te reo and no benefit in the continued survival of te reo Māori.
