Further information can be obtained from the Māori Land Court on (06) 3490770 or at 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui 4500 (please quote reference AP-20250000015341)
Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v3.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (58 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Subdivision A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if: all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust) all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees) the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation) the new titles, issued by Land
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
Kei ngā reo pāorooro o ngā pari kārangaranga puta noa i te motu, tēnā rā koutou katoa! The Māori Land Court is pleased to announce the public launch of Te Puna Manawa Whenua , the Māori Land Court Bench Book, which is now available on the Courts of New Zealand website.
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
Māori freehold land is the most common type of Māori land. Today, there is around 1.47 million hectares of freehold land, about six percent of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
If an application for succession includes a whāngai child, we will refer to the tikanga of the relevant hapū or iwi to which the land and whānau are connected.
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/0805823-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2023-web.pdf (832 kb)
