Partition applications are covered under Part 14 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (sections 285-306) and Part 13 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 28 10:25 AM AP-20240000011713 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ngatimanuhiakai 16B ahu whenua trust Replace Frances Webster, Frances Nuku and Jenny Kershaw with Toni Robinson as responsible trustees of the Ngatimanuhiakai 16B ahu whenua trust 29 10:25 AM AP-20240000011712 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Ngatimanuhiakai 16B Trust Review of the Ngatimanuhiakai 16B ahu whenua tru...
In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
The location information for the office of the incorporation is held in accordance with section 279(2)(d) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The location information for the office of the incorporation has been included in this release under the authority of section 279(4) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
An ahu whenua trust is the most common Māori land trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 33 10:40 AM AP-20250000016410 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Arana Herangi Wara He whakatū i te Puke Te Ao Ahu Whenua Trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou Constitute the Puke Te Ao Ahu Whenua Trust over Te Moutere 1 (Hanganoaiho) or Lot 1 DP 28990 and other blocks and to appoint Arana Herangi Wara, Wayne Terawhiti Cooper, Tanira Manaia Cooper, Timi Terry Alan Te Ao and Warren Ra...
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
The location information for the office of the incorporation is held in accordance with section 279(2)(d) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The location information for the office of the incorporaiton has been included in this release under the authority of section 279(4) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (29 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT AP-20250000006439 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Himatangi 5A5C2B Ahu Whenua Trust Add Trevor Raymond Thomas Skipper as a responsible trustee of the Himatangi 5A5C2B Ahu Whenua Trust AP-20250000006440 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Reu Reu 2B3A Ahu Whenua Trust Add Irene Rangiānewa Kereama-Royal as a responsible trustee of the Reu Reu 2B3A Ahu Whenua Trust...
