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tick as appropriate
The land is not subject to any Trust
The alienation is not in breach of any Trust to which the land is subject
The alienee is a member of the preferred class of alienee being:
Child(ren) or remoter issue of the alienor; or
Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land; or
Another owner in the land who is a member of the hapū associated with the land; or
A trustee of any of the above three classes of person.
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FORM 23
Rule 12.3
HE TONO HEI WHAKATŪ TARATI (WHAI TAUATANGA)
APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAUTRUST
TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 214(2)
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
I Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Aotearoa
I Te Rohe o [Name of Rohe]___________________________
In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand
[Name...
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua
Download the fee remittal application form Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for Dispute Resolution
Application to form a WhānauTrust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications
Changing your name in the Māor...
Ehara i te mea
kāore he wero o ēnei tau – ko te whakatakina o te
Pātaka Whenua he mea panoni whakaaro, engari
anō, he tauwhiro taumaha tonu, ina koa mō te
wāhi ki ngā kaipupuri whenua, ngāwhānau, ngā
kaitono, me ētahi atu ongā kaiwhakamahi ongā
ratonga o te Kooti.
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz
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SCHEDULE 1: MATTERS THAT MAY BE DEALT WITH BY ASSEMBLED OWNERS
Section 172, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993:
The assembled owners of any land may consider, and, where appropriate, pass resolutions concerning, any 1 or more of the following matters:
(a) a proposal that the owners of the land or any part of it shall, either by themsleves or together with o...
For example, an
application for succession will require a
death certificate, any grant of administration
(probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the
original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if
a whānautrust is required and consents of
the proposed trustees.
Email your completed expression of interest to DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz by 5:00pm
on 30 April 2026 and include DRS mediator expression of interest - Your Name in the subject line.
Kōrero mō te kaitono
Applicant details
Full name:
Preferred name:
Contact phone:
Email address:
Postal address:
Iwi affiliation:
Current role:
mailto:DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz
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