Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsIn this context, the current review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and Māori land law in general is to be welcomed.
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Ngā Kaiwhakawā
Our judges
He has specialised in Māori legal issues including Māori land law, Treaty settlements, post-settlement governance advice for iwi groups, Waitangi Tribunal and general public law disputes and legislative development.
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Occupation orders An occupation order allows people to build houses on Māori freehold and general land owned by Māori.
Māori Land Court National Pānui November 2025
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 Deter...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Ngā whenua tukipū o te Māori General land owned by Māori General land owned by Māori is privately owned by an individual or a collective.
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust
Both trust types are land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases, general land owned by Māori).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō kaporeihana whenua
Review or change an incorporation
A long-term pattern of poor returns from activities, such as farms that run at a loss. The land is not being well managed. Management is not providing shareholders with accurate and timely reports, e.g.
MLC Form 39 Application for a partition
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
0517423 Ministry of Justice National Panui July 2023 web
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
MOJ0217.3E OCT21 Transferring Maori Land Shares
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)