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Apply online Download the application form Transferring shares in an incorporation If you want to sell or gift your shares in an incorporation and no member of the PCA is able to take or buy the shares, the incorporation may do so instead.

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A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz

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A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz

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As a trust, incorporation, or other entity subject to Māori land laws, you can apply for Māori Authority status from Inland Revenue (IR).

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The prototype trust order was known as the “Panguru D3 model” and was followed by the “Rawhiti model” which incorporated common use areas in a Māori reservation.

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(State name and block number of land, Māori Incorporation, or other matter in respect of which the application is made) APPLICATION: I / We ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .........................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (194 kb)

Apply online Download the application form Subdivision A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if: all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust) all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees) the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation) the new titles, issued by Land Information New Zea...

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Sitting period Closing date for lodgements  10 - 14 November 2025 Wednesday, 6 August 2025 9 - 13 February 2026 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 11 - 15 May 2026 Wednesday, 5 February 2026 10 - 14 August 2026 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday, 5 August 2026   Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 February 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 February 2026...

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Current trustee training roster Let us know a good time that suits you:         Tuesday Time Thursday Time 20 January 2026 3:00 PM FULLY BOOKED 22 January 2026 6:00 PM  FULLY BOOKED 27 January 2026 6:00 PM FULLY BOOKED 29 January 2026 10:00 AM 3 February 2026 3:00 PM 5 February 2026 6:00 PM 10 February 2026 6:00 PM 12 February 2026 10:00 AM 17 February 2026 3:00 PM 19 February 2026 6:00 PM 24 February 2026 6:00 PM 26 Februa...

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Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.

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