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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

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

  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

First Name Surname Shares 1 Turakiora (Original Owner 129) 40 2 Tuha (Original Owner 160) 39.3375 3 Winika (Original Owner 167) 40 4 Mere (Original Owner 45) 38.60625 5 Metapere (Original Owner 53) 40 6 Momoko (Original Owner 55) 38.60625 7 Oketopa (Original Owner 58) 38.6125 8 Rangiriri (Original Owner 127) 40 9 Taki (Original Owner 132) 39.75 10 Te Rehu (Original Owner 126) 40 11 Carol Ann Adams 1.86985 12 William Wayne Jr Adams 1.86985 13 Roderick Samuel...

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

    Tono tuihono Apply online Apply to the Court online in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of April 2025, 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...

Documents/Panui/June-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (481 kb)

Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.  Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Located in:  Māori land