TITLE IMPROVEMENT Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Background Today, owners their whanau and hapu, the Māori Land Court staff and its judges have inherited a system of Māori land title that many have claimed to be inconsistent with Māori customary preferences.
Metadata Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2025 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whenua of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-v2.xlsx (2 mb)
Metadata Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2025 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whenua of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xlsx (2 mb)
order of the Māori Land Court dated: / / 2. Is title completed by survey?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)
This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2016-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xls (4.8 mb)
First, the report recommends that the law “provide transparent registration provisions for Māori land titles and assurance of title to reflect the nature of Māori land tenure as a collectively held tāonga tuku iho.”
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Subdivision A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if: all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust) all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees) the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation) the new titles, issued by Land Infor...
