Crown- owned land is, in effect, state-owned land. 3 An area of land reserved for a special purpose when land is subdivided. 4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor. 5 A document prepared and signed by a court, to give effect to a decision of a judge of that court. 6 A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
The matter was heard in the Aotea Māori Land Court, by Judge A H C Warren and Dr Ruakere Hond, in Whanganui on 1 and 2 September 2022 in both languages and with the aid of a te reo Māori interpreter.
It includes: Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court) Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court) Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court) Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block) Block order files (the physical record of all dealings and decisions about a land block filed and held by the Court) Stat...
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māori land...
Whakarongo ake māua Ki te tangi a te manu nei a te tui Message from our Chief Judge and Pae Matua.
A minority of landowners with a majority shareholding don’t automatically overrule a majority of landowners owning a minority shareholding. The judge will need to hear all parties and will decide from the evidence and the Act which view should prevail.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land Anything related to a Māori incorporation Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land Commercia...
Landowners nominate trustees and elect committee of management members who are then confirmed and appointed by a judge or registrar.
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas. Download the resource here.
South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA): past, present and future Read Judge Sarah Reeve's article about SILNA.
