The court order
The court order is the document that confirms the legal change made to the ownership and/or status of the whenua. The court order also informs the information we provide to Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to ensure the changes in legal ownership are updated in their database.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, acces...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
July 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 13th of May 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
36 2:10 PM AP-20250000003683 133/93 Robert
Christopher
Smith
He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara
o Hongoeka 3C2A2 mai i te
whenua atu i te whenua Māori ki te
whenua Māori
Change the status of Hongoeka
3C2A2 from General land to Māori
freehold land
At Palmerston North | Te Whare Wairua O Mererikiriki, 138 Maxwells Line, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Judge M J Doogan presiding
Applications to be heard
P...
