Currently, the land is effectively held in trust until the owners can receive the land. There are 308 original owners.
The time and travel costs associated with attending a court sitting are removed when an application can be decided by a registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
WHĀNAU TRUST Select the statement that applies. Those entitled to succeed do not wish to form a whānau trust.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
Application is being checked for completeness prior to court staff carrying out research and preparing for the court to make a determination. Response required from applicant so application can be progressed.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Download List of Current Owners Report Date produced: 5 October 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Download List of Current Owners Report Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
for a minute book reference, you could search 23 Tākitimu MB 233 instead of 23 Tākitimu MB 233-268 to get all documents under that criteria. • If your document type is a Minute or Order, you can optionally click “Index Search” to expand the section and click “Add Index” to add further index criteria (shown below).
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)
WHĀNAU TRUST Select the statement that applies. Those entitled to succeed do not wish to form a whānau trust.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (216 kb)
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
You will need to ask what information they need from you to pay the money to you. For example, you may need to provide your bank account details and an IRD number.
