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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.
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.
This means children or descendants can be involved as landowners and take part in decision making for the whenua immediately. A surviving husband, wife, or partner cannot become the owner of the land interest(s).
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 14:45 PM AP-20250000011070 328/93 Raana Tuuta He ōta whakanoho mō Raana Tuuta ki runga ia Kekerione 37 ABC 2 Occupation order for Raana Tuuta on Kekerione 37 ABC 2 SP6 15:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu o te whenua Māori ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land.
Documents/Panui/14.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (140 kb)
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Ka āwhina te rapunga kaipupuri whenua ki te kimi i ngā tono kua honoa ki tētahi kaipupuri whenua.
How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5-Maori-web.pdf (2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 3:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land.
Documents/Panui/14-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (145 kb)
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
On this page Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Other acts and legislation Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Where the default duties listed in Schedule 1 conflict with provisions made in Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, the duty has been amended or expressly excluded.
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