Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsConclusion Setting aside land for a new urupā is a significant undertaking for the beneficial owners of the land.
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MOJ0217.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
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MOJ0217 v2.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
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MOJ0217.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
2026 02 28 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
2025 11 30 5.11 report
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA): past, present and future
20 Jan 2021 | NewsSection 455 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 provides the Māori Land Court with the jurisdiction to identify successors and successors’ interests in SILNA lands.
MOJ0217.4E OCT21 Maori Reservations
The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
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Ngā raraunga whenua Māori
Māori land data
This includes our annual Māori Land Update, detailed Māori land information, Māori land spatial data.