In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Apply for a fee waiver in Pātaka Whenua Download the fee waiver application form From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%.
Māori Land Court dispute resolution service 1 He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
Resetting your password Step 1 Get started by clicking “Login” on the Pātaka Whenua portal.
How-do-I-user-guides/Forgotten-password-help-v1-5.pdf (1.2 mb)
Whakatau Kiore 164. Whakatau Te Uruti 165. Te Whare Erina 166. Te Whare Harata 167.
Documents/SILNA/Original-Grantees-of-the-Toitoi-SILNA-Block-word.pdf (118 kb)
There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
E ngā mate, moe mai rā i te aroha o te Atua ki te rā e whakaorangia ai anō hoki tātau e te Atua o te Aranga Nui.
Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
Ka āhei anō te kaitiaki ki te rihaina i te wā e hiahia ana a ia, ā, mā te Kooti Whenua Māori rānei a ia e whakamutu mēnā ka rangona 1 He whenua ehara nō Māori, ehara nō te Karauna. 2 Ko te Kuini tonu te rangatira whai mana o Aotearoa hei tā te Karauna.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)
I know this is a problem, and in my view primarily a matter of banks becoming educated in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Another project which has just been launched on the Māori Land Online website by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Justice is the Māori Land Geographic Information System (MLGIS) project.
