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Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

  Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us online in Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email or post. 

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Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including: Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance...

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Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 20 APPLICATION FOR TRANSMISSION BY SURVIVORSHIP OR FOR DETERMINATION OF A LIFE INTEREST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 18(1)(a) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (291 kb)

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Some marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua land trusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.

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Pātaka Whenua Guidance Guest User Guide Date produced: 14 August 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Guest User Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Guest-User-Guide-v4.pdf (1.9 mb)

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry o...

Documents/Panui/February-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20251216.pdf (470 kb)

APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAU TRUST TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 MLC 07/24 - 20 CONSENT We, the undersigned, consent to the formation of the Whānau Trust and, where named above as a trustee, consent to our appointment.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)

However, the trustees must have the power to grant licences to occupy in their trust order. The trust order may also limit who may apply and impose any conditions.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)