Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsMāori freehold land is owned in common in unequal shares. This means that each owner owns each piece of the land in that share.
Māori freehold land is owned in common in unequal shares. This means that each owner owns each piece of the land in that share.
The purpose of this is to allow those government agencies to share information and hold consultation with potential owners to enable their informed decision making when it comes to SILNA land interests.
It’s not about the backlog, rather it’s the impact that the delays have had on Māori land owners, their whanau and their hapū, as ultimately justice delayed is justice denied.
The introduction of Pātaka Whenua marked the closing of MLIS (Māori Land Information System), the previous Māori Land Court technol- ogy system, which has served the court and land- owners/users since 1999.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Benefits Descendants are involved as owners of the land and exercise their voting rights sooner.
Trust Order: A Court order setting out the terms under which trustees hold and manage land or other assets vested in them by the owners of the land or assets.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 4 The Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu NOTICE TO OWNERS SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER: (Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person or other matter in respect of...
Step 5 When you have located the correct owner name and it is displayed in the Search results area, click the name in the Owner name column to open the ownership information page.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)
This land is held in accordance with tikanga Māori, and unlike Māori freehold land, and there are no ‘legal owners’ of Māori customary land.