The information in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves. 2 Māori reservation land Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1 may be set aside as a Māori reservation. Crown 2 land with historical, spiritual, or emotional significance to Māori can also be set aside.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
Succession is the legal transfer of interests or shares in Māori land from a person who has passed away to the people who are legally entitled to own those interests. Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
Simple and uncontested trust matters WHAT HAS CHANGED? Historically, trust applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
The kaimahi also support the Judiciary by leading the delivery of services across its Courts, and care for the historic records which lie at the heart of the Māori land Court as a court of record.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Urupa Reservations Urupā reservations (Māori burial grounds) have a special status in legal terms as well as having family, spiritual, cultural and historical importance. Many urupā are traditional burial grounds, and are the places where whānau and hapū members expect to be buried when their time comes.
◆ Also holds a warrant as a Judge of the High Court of Niue and of the Cook Island High Court (Land Division) Judge Carrie Wainwright ◆ Appointed 17 November 2000 (103rd Māori Land Court Judge) ◆ Resident Judge, Tairāwhiti ◆ Waitangi Tribunal Presiding Officer: Te Rau o te Tika: The Justice System Inquiry (Wai 3060), Remedies phase of the Renewed Muriwhenua Land Inquiry (Wai 45), Wairarapa ki Tararua Inquiry (Wai 863) Judge Stephanie Milroy Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Whakaue ◆ Appoin...
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
It offers a quick-reference guide, but is not a binding statement of law. Historically, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, like all Court bench books, was accessible only to Judges and Chambers staff via Te Pā, the judicial intranet.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
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.
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.
