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Relevant case law What the Court considers What you need to include in your application 3 māorilandcourt.co.nz You can submit your application several ways: Online – Pātaka Whenua Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz You can apply as: • a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track progress • a guest user – where you submit your applications witho...

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)

Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.

Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.

Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

Before filing your application Option two – application to constitute a whenua tōpū trust (General form 1) 3 māorilandcourt.co.nz 3.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)

For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026.pdf (2.5 mb)

For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)

For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.

Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-April-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand [Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which your application will be lodged] Select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu Subject of application – block / deceased / other matter [Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person, or other matter in respect of which the application i...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-remittal.pdf (214 kb)

Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 4 The Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu NOTICE TO OWNERS SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER: (Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person or other matter in respect of...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-4-Notice-application.pdf (128 kb)