In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māoriland trust), the...
You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. You can download and edit these PDF forms for the MāoriLand Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011 and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Registered User Guide
Date produced: 15 August 2023
Last modified: 13 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Registered User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
• Save and return to your incomplete applications
• Track progress on your applications
• Pay filing fees
• Submit enquiries
• Receive notifications on your applications and enquir...
Apply online Download the application form
Te tauatanga ki ngā pānga atu anō
Succession to further interests
If you’ve already submitted your succession application and you discover that there are more Māoriland interests to include, you can apply for succession to further interests.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011, and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the MāoriLand Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011 and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.