Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
The whenua was out of Māori hands for generations. Now those descendants have come together to reconnect, with each other, with their whakapapa, and with the whenua.
The whenua was out of Māori hands for generations. Now those descendants have come together to reconnect, with each other, with their whakapapa, and with the whenua.
In a small number of cases with the consent of the owners of the land the Court was able to formalise the situation.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Guest User Guide Date produced: 14 August 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Guest User Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.
Trustees are empowered to make decisions on behalf of (and with responsibilities to) all the land’s owners. • An ahu whenua trust holds and manages the land on behalf of all the registered owners
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Download List of Current Owners Report Date produced: 5 October 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Download List of Current Owners Report Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
Hei te 1 o Hūrae 2025, ka piki ake ngā utu a Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te 3.65%. Tirohia ngā taipitipito kei raro iho nei.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
Once the successors have been determined, a meeting of successors will be held for them to vote on how they wish to receive and hold the land. Updated list of owners Te Kooti Whenua Māori is currently working on updating the lists of potential owners for the four SILNA Blocks.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following pānui from the trustees of the Alton Block VII Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust.
written consent from owners (and trustees, if the land is held in an ahu whenua trust) written objections (if any) from the owners valuations of the current block and the proposed new blocks.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
For more detail about each of the proposed changes go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz and www.tpk.nz/whenua. Whenua Māori Programme There are 1.4 million hectares of Māori freehold land in Aotearoa, with much of that whenua held by multiple owners.