...Ihu Māori agreed to the settlement of Nelson, it was subject to two important
conditions, one of which was that one-tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would
be reserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the families of the customary landowners and their
descendants. By 1845, the Nelson settlement officially amounted to about 151,000 acres, but
rather than 15,100 acres being reserved as promised, the area amounted to less than 3,000
Left: Grave of Tāmati Pirimona Marin...
...staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.
Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2023 - Matariki 2024 Te Kooti Whenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki 2023 - Matariki 2024
At this point in te pā whenua, landowners are now ready to take their next step. That may be submitting another type of application or getting in contact with other agencies or organisations who can assist you with the next chapter of your journey.
This practice note has been issued as a guide to assist landowners, lawyers and the banking sector with lending and borrowing against Māori freehold land.
The process to do this is different from other
Māori Land Court application processes.
Landowners and other interested parties, if
appropriate, should hold a meeting to decide
to set aside land as a Māori reservation.
In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand. Today, many Māori landowners continue to act as collective kaitiaki of their whenua, to honour and protect their land as taonga-tuku-iho.
Other helpful sources
• searching Pātaka Whenua
• contacting the other landowners
• contacting Te Puni Kōkiri
• visiting your local council website
How to submit your application
Where to get help
http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/
http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/our-offices
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/our-offices
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Below is a list of relevant case law relating...
It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners. 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...
Other helpful sources
• searching Pātaka Whenua
• contacting the other landowners
• contacting Te Puni Kōkiri
• visiting your local council website
Notes
Where to get help
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/our-offices
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1 Name of the whānau trust
2 Name the common tupuna/tūpuna of the whānau trust
3 Decide who will be the beneficiaries of the whānau trust...
