Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsSince 1993 there has only been a trickle of Māori freehold land that has changed to European title.
Since 1993 there has only been a trickle of Māori freehold land that has changed to European title.
MĀORI (FREEHOLD) LAND Land for which the Māori Land Court has created a title and determined the beneficial owners to that land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
This has been well understood by Māori land owners.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
In addition, where necessary, an additional description has been added to some classifications to ensure clarity as to the coverage of that class for court staff. 2 Custody of the permanent record under rule 7.20 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 3 Access to the permanent record under rule 7.21 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 4 Maintenance of the permanent record...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Alternatively, the applications can be posted to: Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Registry CJESP Building, Level 1, 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011 All SILNA hearings are heard in the Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court, Christchurch.
The Act also refers to general land owned by Māori. Whenua Māori korehere Māori freehold land Māori freehold land has gone through the Māori Land Court (or what was known as the Native Land Court) to be divided into blocks and converted into freehold titles.
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This brought the Māori Land Court record into the computer age with details of Māori land blocks and their owners being accessible nationwide, without owners having to travel to the Māori Land Court where the land was located to get information.