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Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.

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When you submit an application, you’ll need to include information about the trust and trustees.

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Guides to help make an enquiry or application Te tuku tono Submitting an application Read the Submitting an application guide to learn how to make an application in Pātaka Whenua.

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All other applications will not be processed until the court reopens on Monday, 5 January 2026.

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You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application.  If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’.

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In such circumstances it may be worth applying to Court to see whether the trustees can grant leases or licences for a term exceeding seven years, with rights of renewal for one or more terms, which may exceed 14 years in total. Until such an application is made there is no guarantee as to how the Court would view the matter and the success of any such application would depend on its own facts.

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Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te Whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whanganui Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui Wednesday 16 August 2023 Judge A H C Warren Applications for hearing PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: - 2:00PM A20220014529 113/93, 118/93 Brian Te Watene Te Huia...

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Apply online Download the application form Ngā kaitiaki me ngā mema rānei o te komiti whakahaere Trustees and committee members Read about the role and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 11:30 AM AP-20260000000804 67/93 19/93 Ashley Gerald Patea Kaiwhaiki 1A1B (584J Kaiwhaiki Marae) - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual or threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori reservation.

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  There are various other rules and regulations under which we operate, including:  External link Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Sets out how we operate, including how we receive, review, notify, process and conclude applications.  External link Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013 Sets our application fees.

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