1 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Māori Agribusiness in New Zealand: A study of the Māori Freehold Land Resource, March 2011; and Te Puni Kokiri, Ko ngā Tūmanako o ngā Tāngata Whai Whenua Māori – Owner Aspirations Regarding the Utilisation of Māori Land, April 2011.
As a result of the investments made, there is more on-the-ground support for landowners and their whānau, and easier access to information and resources about whenua. This booklet summarises changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 effective from 6 February 2021.
Is this partition intended to be a hapü partition in terms of the Resource Management Act? YES NO Note: If this is a hapū partition, consent from the local authority does not need to be obtained.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)
Māori engagement with environmental and resource management issues is going to be huge in the next 10 to 20 years.
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke active (as in inquiry) hohe...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
Succession to Māori land is through whakapapa or descent, which means that these records are also a rich continuing resource for Māori over time for identifying interests in land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
With direction from Cabinet, the programme sought to address four critical barriers for Māori landowners to retain, use, and develop their land: access to resources, variable governance capabil- ity, management and workforce capability, and effort outweighing benefits.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
...koutou ki te tomokanga whare o Pātaka Whenua He pātaka mōhiohio He pātaka tiaki kōrero He pātaka honohono e te tangata ki te kooti Haere mai, nau mai, kuhu mai ki Pātaka Whenua Welcome to our redesigned website for Te Kooti Whenua Māori. Information, resources and links have been arranged to make it easier for you to find as you begin or continue your whenua and whānau journey.
Judge Milner is well-versed in the work of both the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal through his extensive work representing land owners and claimant groups in both jurisdictions, alongside his work in Treaty settlement negotiations and experience in resource management, intellectual property and Marine and Coastal Area cases.
