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The benefits of an incorporation include: the ability to establish and run commercial operations for maximum financial benefit to the shareholders the application of a corporate model to the management of Māori land autonomy from the normal Māori Land Court practices that apply to trusts, and voting and resolutions by shareholders are based on the number of shares held, rather than the number of votes received.

Located in:  Māori land

It includes: Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court) Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court) Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court) Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block) Block order files (the physical record of all dealings and decisions about a land block filed and held by th...

If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you attempt to settle the dispute outside of court.

Located in:  Māori land

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP15 9:30 AM AP-20230000025260 (A20220002922) 112/93 Preston Edward Bulfin Tongaa Rangi Maxwell Karena - Estate - Transmission of deceased’s interests to Preston Edward Bulfin & Claudia Kuiahine Keene as executor SP16 9:30 AM AP-20230000035381 (A20220002923) 237/93 239/93 Preston Edward Bulfin Tongaa Rangi Maxwell Karena - Estate - Seek directions of the Court as to a trust & replace trustees SP...

Documents/Panui/35.-Aotea-1-April-2026.pdf (128 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP32 3:00 PM AP-20230000035254 113/93 117/93 242/93 Amos Adrian White Peter Te Maihengia White - Succession

Documents/Panui/52.-Aotea-1-April-2026.pdf (120 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 10:00 AM AP-20240000029701 113/93, 117/93, 214/93, 219/93, 220/93, 222/93 Aleisha Ewa Makaretta Mitchell Te Kiriwhero Makarita Mitchell also known as Te Kiriwhero Mitchell or Te Kiriwhero Ewa Makarita Mitchell - Succession and Constitute the Ngati Te Kiriwhero Whanau Trust over the interests of the deceased and appoint Shikyra Ngaroma Te Kahu Kopeka Mitchell, Aleisha Ewa Makaretta

Documents/Panui/1.-Waiariki-28-January-2026.pdf (123 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00 AM AP-20230000022187 A20200005543 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Deputy Registrar Toria Irihapeti or Irihapeti Toria or Irihapeti Korako - Succession to Hawea/Wanaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wanaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block

Documents/Panui/58.-Te-Waipounamu-18-May-2026.pdf (116 kb)

Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.

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The dispute resolution service is voluntary, so all the people involved in the dispute must agree to take part. When an application for dispute resolution is accepted, you will need to be available to attend the dispute resolution (mediation) hui when scheduled.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/our-application-process/come-in-apply-to-the-court/submit-an-application/

Documents/Troubleshooting/Guest-User-Guide-v4.pdf (1.9 mb)