Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
Findings on the status of the land, including: a.
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MOJ0217.4E OCT21 Maori Reservations
A person who has not yet reached the age of 20. 9. Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners. 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
20210715 Trustees Role and Duties
Persons bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries. The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
You can find "Total area of the block in hectares", "Total interests (shares) of the block", and Owners interests (shares) in the block" in Pātaka Whenua.
How to apply for Partition of Māori freehold land
• What do the owners think overall? • How will the proposal affect the owners’ interests and the best use of the land?
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust
Trustees are empowered to make decisions on behalf of (and with responsibilities to) all the land’s owners. • An ahu whenua trust holds and manages the land on behalf of all the registered owners
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Maori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 Matariki 2023
The intent of Pātaka Whenua is to allow land- owners and other users to access the court record The Whenua Māori programme and Pātaka Whenua Screen shot from the new Māori Land Court website 17 Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 any time of the day and from anywhere in the world.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
When the land has many owners, it’s important that the costs are shared fairly among everyone.
How to constitute a whānau trust
1 māorilandcourt.co.nz A whānau trust combines some or all the Māori land interests of an owner or owners into a single trust, to be held on behalf of their whānau.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
2023.10.17 MLC Special Aid Practice Note FINAL
I attach the new Practice Note for your records and advise that you may also find a copy on the new Māori Land Court website.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)