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When the land has many owners, it’s important that the costs are shared fairly among everyone.

Located in:  Māori land Disputes about Māori land

You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

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1 māorilandcourt.co.nz A whānau trust combines some or all the Māori land interests of an owner or owners into a single trust, to be held on behalf of their whānau.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)

Based in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton Kylee specialises in Māori land and Resource Management matters. She has extensive expertise in facilitation and dispute resolution involving Ahu Whenua Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Whānau Trusts, and Beneficial Owners of Māori Land across Aotearoa.

This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.

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The block is within the Aotea Māori Land Court district. That sale cannot proceed unless the owners give to the preferred classes of alienees a right of first refusal.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Hiatangi-2B2-notice.pdf (120 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block)    Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320 Kaupapa: Future Utilisation of Land The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; Elect Responsible Trustee(s) Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’s standard Ahu...

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Notices of land and trust meetings

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: TRUST: Tawera 897 Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust DATE: Friday 8 November 2024 TIME: 9:30am VENUE: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch AGENDA: Election of nominated trustees only Please register your interest by 2 November 2024 by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz or phone 03 962 4900 Notice of Hui Secti...

Documents/Panui/1.-Notice-Te-Waipounamu-8-November-2024.pdf (196 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3 Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Hawera Library,  121 High Street,  Hāwera 4610 Kaupapa: The lease renewal of Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Notices of land and trust meetings

Charging orders – water services charges In certain situations, Māori landowners may have to pay for water services. If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a “charging order” to recover the excess amount paid.

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