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In your application you will need to include:
detailed evidence to support your appeal
any outcomes you are seeking as a result of the appeal
contact information for any person who may be affected, including those persons who will be affected if your appeal is successful (the respondents)
The filing fee for this application is $399.
Approximately 42 per cent of Māori land is not under any governance entity. In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state.
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which you wish your application to be heard)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
OWNER: (List all possible names that the owner(s) may have been known by including any aliases)
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As a trustee or beneficiary, you can apply to change the terms of your trust to limit, extend, or clarify any powers and responsibilities the trust is managed under.
However, they are entitled to receive any income from that land interest, including income from incorporation shares or rights to any grants, for their lifetime.
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, Friday 23rd January 2026.
Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase of the said land must submit a tender to the Hastings Māori Land Court on 106 Eastbourne Street, Hastings.
This sale cannot proceed unless the owners give to the preferred classes of alienees a right of first refusal.
Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application.
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