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...in terms of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and
also in recognition of the provisions of Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, the Registrar for Te Waipounamu District
has approved a waiver of filing fees for applications filed on this form.
Request a rehearing in Pātaka Whenua Download the application form
Te pīra i tētahi whakatau (utu tāpae $385)
Appeal a decision (filing fee $385)
If you think the Māori Land Court has made an error when making a decision about an application, you can apply to the Chief Judge to appeal the decision.
Tono kia tūhuratia ngā mahi a tētahi mema o te komiti (utu tāpae $220)
Apply for an investigation into the conduct of a committee member (filing fee $220)
If a shareholder is not satisfied with the election of a member to the management committee, they can request an investigation.
Wāwāhanga ā-hapū (utu tāpae $220)
Hapū partition (filing fee $220)
A hapū partition divides the whenua and distributes the new land blocks among the existing owners.
Te tono mō tētahi whakatau whakawhiti (utu tāpae $66)
Apply for a vesting order (filing fee $66)
To apply for a vesting order to transfer your Māori land interests or shares by gift, you’ll need to provide:
evidence of the relationship between the parties to establish that they are members of the preferred class of alienee (PCA)
evidence that you have discussed the transfer with your children or descendants (if you have any).
s.315-326
Application Checklist For Acceptance
All applications MUST:
Have all relevant sections of the form completed
Be dated
Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel
Have applicant(s) full contact details:
Contact address;
Phone details: Home:
Mobile:
Email:
Other:
Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to
District
Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing
Appropriate fee