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Records relating to the investigation ofownershipof Māori Customary Land, its subsequent
conversion to Māori Freehold Land and the chain ofownership, alienation and use of that land, are
fundamental to the history of New Zealand, and are the subject of continuing interest and inquiry
with important rights attached.
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the
status of the land, the ownershipof the land and the relative interests of the owners.
On this page
Legal terms used for Māori land
Term used to describe landowners
Terms used in succession
Terms used in land ownership
Types of land ownership Terms used for Māori land
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act provides legal definitions for different types of Māori land ownership.
As I said earlier, one of the major difficulties for Māori owners setting up governance structures and improving the utilisation of land in multiple ownership is the inability to contact or give notice to other owners of proposals for development.
Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua
Search by landowner
You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau. You can find information on:
the current list of landowners of the block
when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have
the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM A20120012542
12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination ofownershipof
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 ofownershipof
taonga tūturu (Waka) found at
Anaweka Estuary
SP3 10:00 AM A20120011751 11/75
12...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM A20120012542
12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination ofownershipof
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 ofownershipof
taonga tūturu (Waka) found at
Anaweka Estuary
SP3 10:00 AM A20120011751 11/75
12...
Contracts
are usually written, but a spoken agreement
can also be a contract.
6 The minimum number of members that must
be present at a meeting to make proceedings
valid.
7 A change ofownershipof 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
person).
5
8 Section 4 of the Act lists the preferred
classes of alienees in rel...
Contracts
are usually written, but a spoken agreement
can also be a contract.
6 The minimum number of members that must
be present at a meeting to make proceedings
valid.
7 A change ofownershipof 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
person).
5
8 Section 4 of the Act lists the preferred
classes of alienees in rel...