The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Judge Isaac has been involved in many mediations and quasi mediations in the Māori Land Court. Kaiwhakawā Carrie Wainwright Te Kooti Whenua Māori Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi Judge Carrie Wainwright has been mediating disputes in te ao Māori for more than thirty years.
Apply online Download the application form Te whakamututanga o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae) $68 Terminate your trust (filing fee $68) The beneficiaries of a trust can apply to partially (where some interests are re-vested to owners and descendants) or fully terminate a trust (where all interests or land are re-vested to owners and descendants).
External link Trustee (factsheet) (PDF 349 kb) Ko ā te tarahati haepapa Your trust's responsibilities Read about the responsibilities of Māori land trusts on Tupu.nz.
When the land has many owners, it’s important that the costs are shared fairly among everyone.
Prepare for court hearing AP-20230000027611 A20230007463 20/04/2023 Henry Peta also known as Te Whero Te Uraotera - Application for payment from Maori Land Court Special Aid Fund 98(3)/93 Te Atairehia Thompson (Ranfurly Chambers) 5.
ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU January | Hānuere 2026 Contents Applications for hearing in January | Hānuere 2026 2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section 7 – 39 Te Rohe o Aotea 40 – 54 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 55 – 86 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 87 – 96 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 97 – 107 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 108 – 138 Te Rohe o Waiariki 139 –163 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto...
Prepare for court hearing AP-20230000027611 A20230007463 20/04/2023 Henry Peta also known as Te Whero Te Uraotera - Application for payment from Maori Land Court Special Aid Fund 98(3)/93 Te Atairehia Thompson (Ranfurly Chambers) 5.
