In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.
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...
Apply online Download the application form Amalgamation An amalgamation merges Māori land blocks together to create a new block with common ownership. Much like a partition, an amalgamated block is dependent on: agreement or sufficient degree of support from the owners the value of each land block and the shares (before amalgamation) the value of the new land block (after amalgamation) access arrangements to the new land block, and new shareholding, based o...
Occupation orders An occupation order allows people to build houses on Māori freehold and general land owned by Māori.
www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz 9 Ngā Tari o te Kooti Whenua Māori Te Rohe o Te Taitokerau Tari Rēhita L2, Manaia House, Rathbone Street WHANGĀREI 0110 DX Box AX10086, WHANGĀREI W (09) 983 9940 Wh (09) 983 9941 Ī mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz Tari Awhina – Tāmaki Makaurau 65B Main Highway, Ellerslie TĀMAKI MAKAURAU 1051 DX Box EX10912, TĀMAKI MAKAURAU W (09) 279 5850 Wh (09) 279 5852 Ī mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto Tari Rēhita L2, BNZ...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)
(d) The Occupier shall ensure that any building on the Site complies with all relevant legislation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
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 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...
This year’s conference was attended by Chief Justices (or their representatives) from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
Bush, Deborah Bush Appeal 2026/4 - Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust and orders to replace trustees heard at 286 Waikato Maniapoto MB 6- 27 on 16/10/2025 and made at a further hearing on 3/12/2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondent: Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust) 33 AP-20260000001801 45/93 Pauline Philomena Hokianga CJ 2026/11 - He tono ki te Kaiwhakawā Matua ki te whakahou, whakakore rānei i tētahi ōta o te kooti CJ 2026/11 - Application to the...
