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Resources
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• Tono noho whenua (occupation order).
Kāore he mana o te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki ēnei rawa
Kāore he mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki
te tono mana tuku ki ngā rawa o te tangata
mate, pēnei i ngā:
• Whenua whānui (engari anō mō ētahi
whenua whānau, he kāinga whānau, e
hono tahi ana ngā kainoho 12)
(please continue on a separate sheet if necessary)
Name
Address
Email:
Please tick the statement(s) that apply Proposed Trustee Beneficiary/Owner
signature
Name
Address
Email:
Please tick the statement(s) that apply Proposed Trustee Beneficiary/Owner
signature
Name
Address
Email:
Please tick the statement(s) that apply Proposed Trustee Beneficiary/Owner
signature
Name
Address
Email:
Please tick the statement(s) that apply Proposed Trustee Beneficiar...
By default, if you haven’t changed it to a customised one, then your Username
would be your email without the “domain”. For example, if your email is
“māorilandcourt123@justice.govt.nz”, then your Username would be “māorilandcourt123”.
This is usually your email without the
“domain”. For example, if your email is “māorilandcourt123@justice.govt.nz”, then Pātaka Whenua will pick
your Username as “māorilandcourt123”.
3.4 You can change your “Username” if you prefer a different one.
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office
Address
Mailing address
Phone
Email
Office hours
Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
06-3490770
mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
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