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Succession (factsheet)
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Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
Find out how to set up a whānau trust.
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.
Ā mātou ture
Our rules and legislation
Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Me kī i whakaaroarohia te kuhunga ki te whenua Māori i te tukutanga o te taitara o te whenua i te tuatahi, ā, i te nuinga o te wā:
ka hangaia he ara hei kuhunga ki te whenua
i reira tētahi ara tūmatanui, tūmataiti rānei i mua mō te whenua, tērā rānei
i whakaurua pea he ara kuhu ki te whenua i mua, e whiti ana i te whenua o te kiritata.
Request a rehearing in Pātaka Whenua
Download the application form
Te pīra i tētahi whakatau (utu tāpae $399)
Appeal a decision (filing fee $399)
If you think the Māori Land Court has made an error when making a decision about an application, you can apply to the Chief Judge to appeal the decision.
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Dispute resolution service
The mediation process
What if a resolution is not reached? Ko te whakapapa te ara ki o mātua tupuna
It is your connections to each other that keep you connected to your ancestors Dispute resolution service
Our dispute resolution service is a free, voluntary, tikanga-based process where parties can resolve disputes related to Māori land confidentially, outside of a court setting.