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The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice, so any media enquiries must go through the Ministry's media centre. They have the media contacts for the Māori Land Court and New Zealand’s judges.

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It is also possible to view iwi areas of interest as identified through Te Tiriti settlements. The information has been gathered from several publicly accessible map sources and placed on one single map.

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  Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.

The judiciary and the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.

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Practice notes are issued by our judges to guide legal practitioners through the process that must be followed.

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Māori incorporations Whenua owned by several people can be administered through a Māori incorporation, which becomes the legal owner of the land and assets vested in it.

Located in:  Māori land

  External link Mediation workbook  (PDF 343 kb) Whakapā mai Contact us You can contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

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Aligning trust procedures to changes in the Act You should update your procedures as necessary to reflect the changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)

An occupation order can pass by succession. Legislative changes supporting housing initiatives Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Why make this change?

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)