• Process for transactions involving Māori land

    Process for solicitors to follow when completing an e-dealing transaction that may involve Māori freehold land.
    Guidance
    • Land registration
    • Māori and iwi
  • Consulting with Māori when making a place name proposal

    Find out why and how to consult with Māori when making a place name proposal.
    Guidance
    • Place naming
    • Māori and iwi
  • Treaty settlements

    Information on how we provide support for Treaty settlements including the Right of First Refusal and Treaty Settlements Landbank.
    Guidance
    • Crown property
    • Māori and iwi
  • Right of First Refusal guides

    Learn about the key aspects of a Right of First Refusal (RFR) under a particular Treaty settlement.
    Guidance
    • Crown property
    • Māori and iwi
  • Māori land certification

    A record of title of Māori land will not always show a conclusive notation confirming Māori Freehold Land status
    Guidance
    • Land registration
    • Māori and iwi
  • Māori Land

    Information about dealings and transactions involving Māori land, including common compliance issues.
    Guidance
    • Land registration
    • Māori and iwi
  • Treaty settlement place name proposals

    Only Te Arawhiti (The Office for Māori Crown Relations), on behalf of a Treaty claimant group, can make a proposal to restore or change a place name through a Treaty of Waitangi claims settlement.
    Guidance
    • Place naming
    • Māori and iwi
  • Treaty Settlements Landbank and the Māori Protection Mechanism

    Toitū Te Whenua works closely with the Office for Māori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti on the Treaty Settlements Landbank and the Māori Protection Mechanism.
    Guidance
    • Crown property
    • Māori and iwi
  • Customary interests

    Information for survey and spatial professionals who are preparing maps to support applications by iwi, hapu or whānau groups for recognition of customary interests under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.
    Guidance
    • Marine information
    • Māori and iwi
    • Survey
  • Māori Land and e-dealings

    Landowners and legal advisers acting in conveyancing transactions that affect Māori freehold land have a clear responsibility to ensure the compliance requirements under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 are properly addressed.
    Guidance
    • Land registration
    • Māori and iwi
  • Right of First Refusal (RFR)

    Find out about Rights of First Refusal, and how they fit into the process for disposing of and leasing Crown-owned land.
    Guidance
    • Crown property
    • Māori and iwi
  • Māori land FAQs

    Questions and answers regarding Maori land, including requirements of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, legal resources, Landonline information and contacts.
    Guidance
    • Land registration
    • Māori and iwi
  • Māori land transactions - common compliance issues

    The Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) puts a number of responsibilities on practitioners acting in land transactions that change the ownership status of Māori land. The Act gives the Māori Land Court jurisdiction to determine by status order the…
    Guidance
    • Land registration
    • Māori and iwi