Both trust types are
land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases,
general land owned by Māori).
Why establish a trust?
A trust provides owners, shareholders, and beneficiaries with stronger ability to use, develop,
manage, and administer their whenua collectively.
That sale cannot proceed unless the owners give to the preferred classes of alienees a right of first refusal.
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.
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land
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That sale cannot proceed unless the owners give
to the preferred classes of alienees a right of first refusal.
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.