Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
How to apply Appeal applications can be filed by the water service provider or landowners and charging order applications can be filed by landowners.
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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 Factsheet copy
If there is a dispute about access or no response to an access notice, an internal reviewer will assess the situation. • Where the land is Māori-owned and the landowner does not participate in the internal review, the water service provider can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 166(4)(b). • If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court...
Factsheet Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
• If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 129(1A).
Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou
New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
28 Aug 2025
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New legislation allows Māori landowners to take action on water service issues that affect Māori land.
MOJ0217.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
Trustees are appointed to ensure that the landowners’ interests are met, and so they should communicate regularly with the landowners.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
MOJ0217 v2.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
Trustees are appointed to ensure that the landowners’ interests are met, and so they should communicate regularly with the landowners.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
MOJ0217.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
Trustees are appointed to ensure that the landowners’ interests are met, and so they should communicate regularly with the landowners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest.
Te uru ki tō whenua
Access your land
To stop or close an existing roadway, written consent must be obtained from: the Minister of Transport, and the local council. Landowners or representatives of the New Zealand Transport Agency or local council can apply for the returned ownership of a closed or stopped road to the original landowners.
He ratonga kē atu
Other services/agencies
We work with various other departments and agencies to support Māori landowners to connect with and realise their aspirations for their whenua.