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We work closely with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to ensure that information about Māori land is accurately recorded and maintained as part of the New Zealand property title and survey system.  Visit the Te Toitū Whenua website  Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs There are various funding grants managed by the Department of Internal Affairs that Māori land trusts may be eligible for.

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Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block.

Located in:  The court record

However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

It is recommended to search with at least the name or ID criteria entered in. Searching with only Block District, Ownership Category, or Ownership Type without a name or ID may produce a large number of search results.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)

  For example: you can select Ruamata in the Land Block Name filter to show only these blocks. Search for a block You can find help when searching in the Search for a block guide here.

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

In 2017 an article in Te Karaka , Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu’s on-line magazine, noted: While work is almost complete on identifying successors for the Hāwea-Wānaka block, minimal mahi has been done for the Toitoi block and almost nothing for the remaining two blocks.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

However, in terms of section 227(6) of the Act, any trustee whose vote is recorded as against a decision before it is implemented will not be personally liable.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)

TIP: Blocks will be shown on the map as grey sections. 8māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 1 After locating the block, whether by the Search menu or the Block Map, once you open the block information page you will find several different sections including: • block name and ID details, • owner details overview, • area details • map of the block shape, • and an originated documents list.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-block-v1-6.pdf (2.5 mb)

NOTICE OF MEETING OF ASSEMBLED OWNERS Part 9 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District TAKE NOTICE that Estrellita Kahi Katea Dickinson has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Puketapu 3B 6B 2A seeking: 1.

Documents/Landowner-notices/5.-Aotea-Notice-of-Hui.pdf (255 kb)

The lease to be drawn on the Māori Trustee’s standard form of lease suitably amended or extended as the lessee and the agent/trustee(s) shall agree on. The block contains 22.9659 hectares and is situated on 402 Omuturangi Road, Auroa.

Documents/Landowner-notices/1.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (248 kb)