Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori l...
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.
I understand that in 2004, when the Hon John Tamihere was Minister of Lands, Cabinet approved the investment of approximately $30m in the MFLRP. Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for a
management structure
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 19 November 2025
You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access
management structure information.
The trustees must keep an interests register that records any interest of the trustees in trust
property or any transaction or proposed transaction with the trust.
Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust
We have started working with Te Hiku Iwi
Development Trust, formed by Ngāi Takoto, Te
Apōuri, and Te Rarawa, on developing a joint
action plan.
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This step-by-step guide will help you through the steps to become a registered Pātaka
Whenua user. Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: 1 Trading Place, Henderson
Tuesday 9 June 2026 | Tuesday 14 July 2026
❖ Succession and Whānau Trusts
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Tuesday 28 July 2026
❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
The objectives of these seminars are to -
1.
Acknowledgements to Te Puni Kōkiri for
the use of their whare
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: Te Puni Kōkiri, 9 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau
Wednesday 29 July and 30 September 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
Wednesday 26 August and 28 October 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record...
