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Legal terms used for Māori land
Term used to describe landowners
Terms used in succession
Terms used in landownership
Types of landownership Terms used for Māori land
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act provides legal definitions for different types of Māori landownership.
Te Āhei Atu ki Pātaka Whenua
Hātepe 1
I tō pūtirotiro tukutuku, haere ki te paetukutuku a Te Kooti Whenua Māori
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz ka pāwhiri i te ripa kākāriki kei te wāhanga matau o runga, arā
ko “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
2 māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te tuku pakirehua
Hātepe 1
Ngā kaiwhakamahi taupua: Hei tīmatanga pāwhiria te “Submit an enquiry” ki te tomokanga
Pātaka Whenua.
Freehold titles are often
divided by partition order. The land retains
the status of Māori land. The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
3 A change of ownership of land gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership and
its associated rights (land may be vested
in a trustee, or shares may be vested in
another pers...
Freehold titles are often
divided by partition order. The land retains
the status of Māori land. The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
3 A change of ownership of land gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership and
its associated rights (land may be vested
in a trustee, or shares may be vested in
another pers...
Freehold titles are often
divided by partition order. The land retains
the status of Māori land. The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
3 A change of ownership of land gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership and
its associated rights (land may be vested
in a trustee, or shares may be vested in
another pers...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownersh...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownersh...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM A20120012542
12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
ngā taonga tūturu found at
Ruby Bay Beach, Tasman,
Nelson and others
SP2 10:00 AM A20160001089 12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
taonga tūturu (Waka) found at
Anaweka Estuary
SP3 10:00 AM A20120011751 11/75
12/75
Chief
Executive of
the Ministry fo...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM A20120012542
12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
ngā taonga tūturu found at
Ruby Bay Beach, Tasman,
Nelson and others
SP2 10:00 AM A20160001089 12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
taonga tūturu (Waka) found at
Anaweka Estuary
SP3 10:00 AM A20120011751 11/75
12/75
Chief
Executive of
the Ministry fo...
