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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
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Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 20
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
HE TĪWHIKETE KUA TUKUNA E TE KAIWHAKAHAERE
CERTIFICATE BY ADMINISTRATOR
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Sections 111 or 113
Form 20
Rule 10.2(3)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Where the default duties listed in Schedule 1 conflict with provisions made in Te Ture
Whenua Maori Act 1993, the duty has been amended or expressly excluded.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land
and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land
Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water
infrastructure.
If you’re still not sure, please contact us for assistance. Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
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Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 85 kb)
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Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 919 kb)
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Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF&nb...
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori
land and water service providers to appeal to the
Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori
land for water infrastructure.
Whilst you can act by majority, you all share equally in any decisions made by the trust, good or bad.
Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe
Act without personal profit
You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee.
Apply online
Download the application form
Te whakamututanga o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae) $68
Terminate your trust (filing fee $68)
The beneficiaries of a trust can apply to partially (where some interests are re-vested to owners and descendants) or fully terminate a trust (where all interests or land are re-vested to owners and descendants).
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
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JULY | HÖNGONGOI
2022
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu
is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings
being conducted in, and applications received by, the
Mäori Land Court.
