It is also rarely being used by owners in their capacity as owners. If they have possession of the land they will have, in most cases, an Occupation Order or a leasing arrangement with the owners.
Another important part of the Court’s work was making succession orders. If an owner died, his or her heirs had to apply to be entered in the Court titles in the place of the deceased.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 46 A20220018571 118(6)/93 Damon Paul Ritai Pamela Waru also known as Pamela Ritai or Pamela Te Urumairangi Ritai - Succession (further interests) 47 A20220017969 113/93, 117/93 Vanessa Joy Carroll Belinda Eileen Carroll - Succession 48 A20220017534 244/93, 220/93 Katarina Hohepa Whakarongotai Charles Muraahi Whänau Trust - Variation of trust and Vest further interests of Beverley Moana Muraahi in trustees 49 A20220014593 118(6)...
Documents/Panui/0108423-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-March-2023-FINAL1.pdf (714 kb)
The interests are not split between them – they are co-owners. If one owner dies, the other joint tenant(s) automatically succeed to the interest that the deceased joint tenant held.
Search fields For example: if you search Christoper Crbb in the Owner Name field it will bring back results for Christopher Maraku Cribb .
Land management structure details Other statistics S Blocks with a land management structure have an average size of 108.55 ha and average 211 beneficial owners. S Blocks without a land management structure have an average size of 12.88 ha and average 41 owners.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Currently, the land is effectively held in trust until the owners can receive the land. There are 308 original owners.
A person who has not yet reached the age of 20. 9. Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners. 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application f...
Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application f...
