This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold
Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the
opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT Dated: / /
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the MāoriLand Court.
Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of MāoriLand;
or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer MāoriLand by way of sale or gift.
Now, landowners and other court users can choose to resolve
disputes related to Māoriland through a free tikanga-based
dispute resolution service provided by the MāoriLand Court.
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māorilandcourt.co.nz
A partition divides an existing Māoriland block into new, separate blocks. Partition applications are
covered under Part 14 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (sections 285-306) and Part 13 of the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011.
The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori
to assist owners of MāoriLand to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
May 2023 | Haratua 2023
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of MāoriLand to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2016 | Pipiri 2016
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.