After 18 months of hearings in Rotorua, 15 applications concerning the administration and utilisation of Utuhina No.3H No’s 2 & 3 Subdivision F will shortly be completed.
APPLICATION FEE Due to the nature of these applications, and 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.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
There is significant variation in how district registry offices maintained trust files with some filing applications regarding trusts in separate sequences.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
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.
If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on 1 January 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.
The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
You can apply to create a whānau trust through an application for succession, or as a stand-alone application.
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Māori Land Court National service for urgent injunction applications over holiday close down period Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December 2025 How to submit an urgent injunction application over the holiday close down period https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)
Judge Te Kani Williams analyses how New Zealand's laws protect indigenous cultural heritage and customary rights, and poses the question - are they adequate?
