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Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)

A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.

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Some are more lucky than that, usually in circumstances where they are something in the nature of an only child of an only child of large owner. The vast majority of Māori receive no income at all from Māori land.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Land that can be included in a Māori incorporation A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long as at least one of the blocks has more than two owners.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Land that can be included in a Māori incorporation A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long as at least one of the blocks has more than two owners.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.

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

They are now recognised as representative of Māori owners utilising land for residential purposes in dealings with local authorities and have achieved fairer provision in district plans for the residential development of Māori land.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Postal address is Māori Land Court, DX Box PX10207, Whanganui 4500.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

The minimum number of trustees for a reservation is two people (unless the trustee is a body corporate 7, such as a Māori trust board or a Māori incorporation). A trustee does not have to be an owner in the land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)