TITLE IMPROVEMENT Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Provision was made for that in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which allowed for whenua tōpu trusts.
Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (112 kb)
Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 56 10:25 AM AP-20240000009909 239/93 Deborah Te Puni He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Hines Ahu Whenua Trust Reduce the trustees of Hines Ahu Whenua Trust by removing Jemma Tanner, Debbie Te Puni and Sharon Callaghan 57 10:30 AM AP-20250000000129 239/93 Debbie Te Puni, Jemma Tanner, Sharon Callaghan He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Hines Ahu Whenua Trust Reduce the trustees of Hines Ahu...
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Changes effective from 6 February 2021 11 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 About Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act is the primary legislation for Māori land.
While individual titles according to shareholding remains the means by which Māori freehold land is administered under Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, the Act has resulted in an improved approach to Māori aspirations for their land.
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2016-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xls (4.8 mb)
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
