Factsheet Simple and uncontested succession applications web version
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Search results for "names of maori land owners"
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust order...
Te Puna Manawa Whenua
Māori Land Court Bench Book
Te Puna Manawa Whenua is written by Māori Land Court judges. It is overseen by a judicial editing komiti, comprised of Māori Land Court judges, supported by legal research counsel from the Māori Land Court.
Sections 14 and 15 Town of Urenui
Notice of Hui
05 Dec 2025, 15:30
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Events
The Māori Land Court is notifying all descendants of Mary Naera also known as Mee Naera or Mere Naera Pomare or Mere Nicol or Mere Nikora or Mere Tuhata or Mere Hautonga about the following hui: Whenua: Sections 14 and 15 Town of Urenui situated at 44 Whakapaki Street, Urenui Date: Friday, 5 December 2025 Time: 3:30 PM Venue: Tu Tama Wahine O Taranaki 2 Leslie Street Waitara 4320 Zoom: Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83824104626 Meeting ID: 838 2410 4626 Kaupapa:...
Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Forgot Password Guide v4
māorilandcourt.govt.nz Forgot Password Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court If you forget your password, please follow these instructions.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Forgot-Password-Guide-v1.pdf (349 kb)
Pātai, whakahoki kōrero, amuamu rānei
Questions, feedback or complaints
How to make a formal complaint If after talking with us you still have concerns, you can make a complaint: by email to complaints@justice.govt.nz in writing to the Māori Land Court: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower Māori Land Court SX11203 141 The Terrace Wellington Please include the following information with your complaint: Your first and last name (including company name if relevant) Your email address The details of your complaint.
Special Panui Te Waipounamu April 2023
PĀNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 26 A20230002589 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Marjorie Hazel Clarabel Greenwood - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 27 A20220018775 86/93 Deputy Registrar Toitoi (SILNA) Block - Amendment of Court Record at 76 TWP 248-311 regarding the successors of Kataraina (Karo) Ropata 4 28 A20230001588 29/93, 113/93 Deputy...
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
Kōrero ki tāku Swearing In
20 May 2023 | NewsOn that island I see te iwi Māori walking proudly within their own Māori world and over their own land.
Original Grantees of the Toitoi SILNA Block word
Morera Tukoroua Ropata 53. Metapere (full name) 54. Meihana Hana Maungamaunu 55. Momoko (full name) 56.
Documents/SILNA/Original-Grantees-of-the-Toitoi-SILNA-Block-word.pdf (118 kb)