MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
The drafters of the Act clearly understood the dynamics of Māori land and Māori land owners. Accordingly, under the Act the engaged owners presently make decisions about their land through the legal structures of trusts and incorporations.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
TRANSFERRING MĀORI LAND SHARES Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz People entitled to receive Māori land shares or interests Māori land shares can only be sold or gifted to certain people who belong to a group defined in the Act as the preferred classes of alienees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices. The application can include all Māori land interests in all Māori Land Court districts, including Māori incorporation shares.
Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices. The application can include all Māori land interests in all Māori Land Court districts, including Māori incorporation shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)
Only roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.
TITLE IMPROVEMENT Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
SUCCESSION Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)