But the more significant recommendations – especially the proposed new category of “engaged owners” or the new type of governor known as an “external manager or administrator” – have serious shortcomings.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
See excluded land types on following page. Land management structure details Other statistics S Blocks with a land management structure have an average size of 108.55 ha and average 211 beneficial owners.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Whilst information about individual committee of management members is held by the Court, those names and contact information have been withheld in accordance with the public register privacy principles of the Privacy Act 1993.
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 Te Toitū Whenua's 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.
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.
Māori customary land has been held by Māori continuously since the introduction of the land ownership system in Aotearoa New Zealand and has not been divided into blocks or converted into freehold titles.
Before being appointed to the Māori Land Court, Judge Damian Stone was the Managing Partner of Kāhui Legal, a specialist Māori law firm.
Yes, unquestionably it is the equal recognition of Pākehā law and tikanga Māori in our justice system, a justice system that truly recognises and upholds te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Declaration of Independence, but, what else is on my island?
It was fascinating and sometimes astonishing to hear some of the comments of Chief Justices from context and systems so very different from the system we have.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 is a new law that helps with decisions about entering Māori land to work on water systems and provides support for getting refunds on water service charges.
