1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 28 February 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
TIP: ‘Created’ doesn’t always reflect the date of the document, you will need to download and open a document to confirm when it is dated.
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While this could be said to be the same for Māori Land law, the breadth of disputes is much greater, creating the possibility of a wide range of settlement outcomes.
While this could be said to be the same for Māori Land law, the breadth of disputes is much greater, creating the possibility of a wide range of settlement outcomes.
It did this in the belief that hundreds of farms could be created. Huge amounts of time and money were expended but then it was discovered that no farms could be created.
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
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There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 36 HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ I TĒTAHI TARATI Ā-WHĀNAU (TAUATANGA KORE) APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 36 Rule 12.3 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the benefic...
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Alternatively, a subdivision can be created by partition order through the Māori Land Court.
The rapid pace of Treaty settlements has created challenges for the Tribunal, and the number of the applications in the Māori Land Court continues to rise as well.
