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When the land has many owners, it’s important that the costs are shared fairly among everyone.

Located in:  Māori land Disputes about Māori land

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.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

1 māorilandcourt.co.nz A whānau trust combines some or all the Māori land interests of an owner or owners into a single trust, to be held on behalf of their whānau.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owne...

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)

Based in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton Kylee specialises in Māori land and Resource Management matters. She has extensive expertise in facilitation and dispute resolution involving Ahu Whenua Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Whānau Trusts, and Beneficial Owners of Māori Land across Aotearoa.

This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.

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Trustee responsibilities can include: researching options for the whenua on behalf of owners attending regular trustee meetings to discuss and debate plans for the trust communicating with owners and organising hui for owners or trustees to discuss plans for the whenua visiting the whenua regularly to check on the wellbeing of the land, and working with people involved in the whenua or trust, such as a lessee, accountant, or management team.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP19 11:45 AM AP-20230000022853 173/93 67/93 Taranaki By Products Limited Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3 - Summon a meeting of owners to consider a lease WĀ TINA – 12:15 PM ki 1:00 PM SP20 1:00 PM AP-20230000022739 173/93 67/93 Estrelita Kahi Katea Dickinson Puketapu 3B 6B 2A - Summon a meeting of owners SP21 1:30 PM AP-20230000022871 173/93 67/93 Jennifer Faye Haupapa Urenui Lot 4B1B1B Part Sub. 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara S.D....

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

The block is within the Aotea Māori Land Court district. That sale cannot proceed unless the owners give to the preferred classes of alienees a right of first refusal.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Hiatangi-2B2-notice.pdf (120 kb)

Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application.

Documents/Landowner-notices/1.-Matarikoriko-No.-7B2A-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (84 kb)