For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for inju...
For
1 The legal ownership of property and the legal
evidence of a person’s ownership rights.
2 The division of Māori land into two or more
separate titles (partition). Alternatively the
combination of two or more neighbouring
blocks of land with shared interests into a
single title (combined partition).
3 Amalgamation of titles occurs when the titles
of two or more blocks of land are cancelled
and a single title is issued for the whole of
the area....
For
1 The legal ownership of property and the legal
evidence of a person’s ownership rights.
2 The division of Māori land into two or more
separate titles (partition). Alternatively the
combination of two or more neighbouring
blocks of land with shared interests into a
single title (combined partition).
3 Amalgamation of titles occurs when the titles
of two or more blocks of land are cancelled
and a single title is issued for the whole of
the area....
Much has been achieved by the project for Māori land owners, their whanau and hapu by giving greater certainty to title issues. The project has proven, simply by the volume of work completed and by the number of title anomalies uncovered, that both title systems were in a parlous and unsatisfactory state.
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Acknowledgements to Te Puni Kōkiri for
the use of their whare
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: Te Puni Kōkiri, 9 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau
Wednesday 29 July and 30 September 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM CANCELLED
❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
Wednesday 26 August and 28 October 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM CANCELLED
❖ Ahu Whenua Trus...
Acknowledgements to Te Puni Kōkiri for
the use of their whare
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: Te Puni Kōkiri, 9 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau
Wednesday 29 July and 30 September 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM CANCELLED
❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
Wednesday 26 August and 28 October 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM CANCELLED
❖ Ahu Whenua Trus...
So we are dealing with multiple owners averaging 85 owners per title – the lowest 10% averaging 1 owner to each title, and the highest 10%, averaging 629 owners in each title.
