They allow others to use traditional Māori knowledge without consent or acknowledgement. They provide little or no protection against offensive or derogatory uses of Māori artistic and cultural works.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Consent will be a particularly relevant consideration in this situation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Fee: $ 70.00 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED (if applicable and available): Notice of meeting given to owners (eg written notification, public advertisement etc) Minutes of meeting agreeing to constitute the Ahu Whenua Trust (where applicable) List of owners present at the meeting(s) Signed trustee and owner consents CV for each proposed trustee Draft Trust Order Notes 1 The Act requires the owners to have had sufficient notice of the application and the opp...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)
Consideration of an application On receiving an application, the trustees can request further information.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
tick as appropriate https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 36 Address Email Signed (by proposed trustee) Legal name Address Email Signed (by proposed trustee) Legal name Address Email Signed (by proposed trustee) (NOTE: Separate consents for trustees may be filed) 5. Signed consents of the proposed trustees are attached to this application 6.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
(c) The Occupier shall ensure that, should any application for resource consent require identifying interested or notifiable parties, the details of the Landowner(s) will be provided to any Council to which the application relates.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
You will still need usual land-use consents after partition (for example, building consents).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
Use this form if: • the interests come from a deceased person • you are lodging a succession application at the same time Māori Land Court application guides How to constitute a whānau trust Date produced: January 2026 Last modified: June 2026 Constituting a whānau trust Types of whānau trust application forms 2 māorilandcourt.co.nz The following supporting documents are needed for both application forms: • Form B1 – consent
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Templates for an agenda, minutes and consent are included at the end of the guide. Before filing your application Option two – application to constitute a whenua tōpū trust (General form 1) 3 māorilandcourt.co.nz 3.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
I/We* seek an order based on this application without formal hearing. Yes/No* If Yes, the declaration at the end of this application must be completed. 25.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
