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You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

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From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest. The surviving spouse or partner does not receive the land interest but is entitled to income from the land and to occupy the family home.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

These guidelines are provided to assist judges of the Māori Land Court in considering any question of recusal. 2.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

By that stage it was evident I would not follow him into “the family business”. My first year at Auckland University coincided with the Springbok tour.

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Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 kb)

The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)

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The land marked ‘accretion’ shows the newly formed land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Ngatihaupoto 79B Block Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026 Time: 10:00 AM Venue: Hawera Library,  121 High Street,  Hāwera 4610 Kaupapa: To discuss and negotiate a lease to Kent Helms Family Trust for a term of 6 years.

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NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Tākitimu District TAKE NOTICE that the Nigel Pedersen Family Trust has made application to the Māori Land Court at Hastings for confirmation of a sale of Lot 29 Deposited Plan 15949 block (being 0.0636 hectares more or less) located at 17 Te Paerahi Road, Pōrangahau within the Tākitimu Māori

Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v2.-Takitimu-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (96 kb)