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Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people. Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua.

Located in:  Māori land

Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.

Located in:  Who we are

Use this form to remove a trustee of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38A-Application-to-remove-trustee-for-reason-other-than-resignation-retirement-or-death-of-trustee.pdf (105 kb)

If a water service provider asks for the landowner’s permission to enter the whenua and there is a disagreement, the provider and landowners go through an internal review process try and find a solution.

Located in:  Māori land Disputes about Māori land

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.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

Page 11 of 15 Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te whakahaere whenua Māori Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge C1.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)

  External link Factsheet  (PDF 78 kb) Tono tuihono Apply online Apply to the Court online in Pātaka Whenua. 

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Horahia e Matariki ki te whenua, te māramatanga mo te motu e tohu ana i te tau hou.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Ngā Kaiwhakawā Our judges Tūtaki mai ki ngā kaiwhakawā o Te Kooti Whenua Māori.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

Proceedings under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Proceedings under Māori Fisheries Act 2004 Proceedings under Māori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement Claims Act 2004 2.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-53-Special-aid.pdf (132 kb)