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A Maori Reservation is a special type of trust that sets aside land (Māori or general land) for a wide variety of community purposes.

Located in:  Māori land

In this context, the current review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and Māori land law in general is to be welcomed.

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This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (263 kb)

Occupation orders An occupation order allows people to build houses on Māori freehold and general land owned by Māori.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

(state your full name), apply for an Occu- pation Order over the Māori freehold land or General Land owned by Māori named above as the site for a house.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-40-Occupation-order.pdf (138 kb)

Ngā whenua tukipū o te Māori General land owned by Māori General land owned by Māori is privately owned by an individual or a collective.

Located in:  Māori land

If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (113 kb)

February 2010 Cover photograph by Adrian Heke The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)

The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)