Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsOnly roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.
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MLC maori reservations english
Māori reserves are lands administered by the Māori Trustee under the Māori Reserved Land Act 1955.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Detailed list of fee changes
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIts purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Banking Practice Note
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage? Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3.
2026 05 31 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
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Legal terms
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsAs 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.
Maori Land Court National Panui June 2025
AP-20240000013830 70(3)(a)/93 98(9)(c)/93 Deputy Registrar Kai Iwi 1G2 Block (Kai Iwi 1G2 Māori Reservation) - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
2026 02 28 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).