The introduction of Pātaka Whenua marked
the closing of MLIS (MāoriLand Information
System), the previous MāoriLand Court technol-
ogy system, which has served the court and land-
owners/users since 1999.
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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORILAND COURT
Place: Whangārei in Chambers
Present: W W Isaac, Judge
T Hepi, Court Taker
Date: 27 August 2026
Application No: AP-20250000003483
Subject: Te Ti B2 Block - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to any Māoriland or Māori
reservation.
If you require assistance, please contact your local MāoriLand Court office.
STANDARD AHU WHENUA
TRUST ORDER
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
PART A - NAME AND PURPOSES
1.
Guides to help search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
Rapu mā te poraka whenua
Search by landblock
You can search for information by using the name of the landblock.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI | MĀORILAND COURT
Place: Whangārei in Chambers
Present: W W Isaac, Judge
T Hepi, Clerk of the Court
Date: 17 August 2026
Application No: AP-20250000003483
Subject: Te Ti B2 Block - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to any Māoriland or Māori
reservation.
If an applicant is forming a trust for
his or her children, his or her name should be the tupuna name.
3. Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income
from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
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FORM 23
Rule 12.3
HE TONO HEI WHAKATŪ TARATI (WHAI TAUATANGA)
APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAU TRUST
TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 214(2)
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
I Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Aotearoa
I Te Rohe o [Name of Rohe]___________________________
In the MāoriLand Court of New Zealand
[Name...
To enable the Court to make a determination about your suitability as a trustee, please supply the following information (if
relevant):
a) I am a current or past trustee on other trusts or am or was a member of other organisations, namely:
Name of Trust/Committee Position held
b) I have the following relevant work or other experience; e.g kaumātua associated with the land or reservation:
Place of work Position or responsibilities
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If there is no
quorum, the meeting may not proceed.
MāoriLand Court
3.21 The trustees must advise the MāoriLand Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting.
3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the MāoriLand Court.
4.