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Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the MāoriLand Court
Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the MāoriLand Court around access to Māoriland for water infrastructure.
In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māoriland trust...
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Legal terms
Read about the legal terms used in the MāoriLand Court.
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Resources
Download printable versions of our resources about transferring Māoriland.
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Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
(via MS Teams)
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MāoriLand Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanga...
You can search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua:
• Derivation search report
• Historic record sheet
• National Pānui
• Special Pānui
• Survey Plan
• Judgment
• Orders
• Minute
• Minute Book Index
• Historic Ownership Schedule
• Historic Memorial Schedule
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the MāoriLand Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our...
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the MāoriLand Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user
is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the MāoriLand Court website.
She was also appointed as an Alternate Environment Court Judge in 2009. Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the MāoriLand Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023.