Records about Land Use Description This class covers records about the land itself as distinct from records specifically about the owners of the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: AP-20230000033300 86/93 Mäori Trustee Te Araroa Mäori Townships Sections 43-53 - Wiremu Turei Walker - Amendment of Court record for incorrect entry of a name at 86 TRW MB 195-198 dated 6/6/2019 (A20190003109) AP-20230000033043 86/93 Deputy Registrar George Ryland Chambers - Amendment of Court record to correct incorrect shares recorded at 117 TRW MB 178-183 dated 09/03/2023 (AP-20230000027894/ A20220012345) AP-202300000...
Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
Under s 23 of the 1865 Act the Court could vest blocks of land in tribes, but only if the block was larger than 5,000 acres.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 40 AP-20230000030926 86/93 Deputy Registrar Kathleen Mei May Kristensen – Succession – Amendment to Court record for incorrect legislation recorded (AP- 20230000027047) 41 AP-20230000031143 86/93 Deputy Registrar Hikihiki Rauhoia Chambers Whänau Trust - Amendment of Court record at 117 TRW 178-183 dated 9/3/23 (A20220012346) 42 AP-20230000031167 86/93 Deputy Registrar Hikaiti Ngatihau Stainton Whänau Trust - Am...
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
KAWA The ceremonies performed to align with Tikanga, for example, Pōwhiri, Karakia and Waiata. LAND BLOCK Any land that has its own title: • Māori Customary Land • Māori Freehold Land • General Land held by Māori • General Land • Crown Land • Crown Land reserved for Māori LAND LOCKED BLOCK Block of land that does not have any legal access.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 15 AP-20230000031929 86/93 Deputy Registrar Mangatuna 3 & 4 block – Amendment of Court record for multiple errors (AP- 20230000027085) 16 AP-20230000032161 86/93 Deputy Registrar The First Cuzzie Club/Materina Tangohau Stirling Whänau Trust - Amendment of Court record (A20220016508/ AP-20230000027103) 17 AP-20230000032175 86/93 Deputy Registrar Bunny Elizabeth Tainangaro Matenga - Amendment of Court record
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
