When we roll out our new technology system, you will be
able to make this application online via the Māori Land Court
website. Check our website to see whether online applications
are available at the time you make your application.
More information is available on our website:
http://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/disputes
If you have any questions about the dispute resolution service,
contact your local Māori Land Court office:
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/mediator-list
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/our-application-process/come-in-apply-to-the-court/application-forms
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/maori-land/disputes-about-maori-land
Apply online
Download the application form Land based trusts and incorporations
Tarati ahu whenua
Ahu Whenua trust
An ahu whenua trust enables collective guardianship of one or more land blocks on behalf of landowners.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
SEPTEMBER | MAHURU
2024
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is
changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners
will not be individualised.
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
