Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLand Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
GeneralLand (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
GeneralLandOwned by Māori (which maybe vested in a...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLand Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
GeneralLand (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
GeneralLandOwned by Māori (which maybe vested in a...
(e) As soon as reasonably practicable after the house is established on the Site,
the Occupier shall apply to the MāoriLand Court pursuant to section 18(1)(a) of
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 for an order determining that the house is
owned by the Occupier.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māoriland
and water service providers to appeal to the MāoriLand
Court over decisions about access to Māoriland for water
infrastructure.
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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2022 | Pipiri 2022
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2021 | Pipiri 2021
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2021 | Pipiri 2021
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
1
MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2022 | Pipiri 2022
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate
Court in relation to decisions of the MāoriLand Court
around access to Māoriland for water infrastructure.