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Search by Ownership
You can use the ownership search option if you know either the owner name, owner ID, block name, block ID, block
district, ownership category, ownershiptype, or a combination of the options.
This type of trust is also used for
receiving Crown land as part of any treaty of Waitangi claim settlement or for the re-vesting
Māori Land Court Retention and Disposal Schedule Appraisal Report
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public works land in collective rather than individual ownership.
Otherwise, you can find the block via an “Ownership” search
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2.3 PRINTING BLOCK DETAILS
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You can use the ownership search option if you know either the owner name, owner ID, block
name, block ID, block district, ownership category, ownershiptype, or a combination of these.
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 Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership On...
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 Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership On...
You can search to find trusts, incorporations, Māori reservations as well as other types, and will
be able to find information on:
• the overview of the organisation’s management structure,
• members of the management structure,
• ownership details,
• contact details for the administrator (if available).
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Legal terms used for Māori land
Term used to describe landowners
Terms used in succession
Terms used in landownershipTypes of landownership Terms used for Māori land
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act provides legal definitions for different types of Māori landownership.
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2016 | Pipiri 2016
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land 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.