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The traditional Māori tribal hierarchy and social order made up of hapū (kin
groups) and whānau (family groups), having a founding ancestor and territorial
(tribal) boundaries.
WHAKAPAPA
A person’s genealogy, or family tree, linking that person
to a particular family and/or ancestor.
WHĀNAU
Family. Whānau is a wider concept than just immediate
family of parents and siblings – it links people of one
family to a common tipuna or ancestor.
Furthermore, the completion of succession through the Court often represents the
only time the successors and whānau engage with someone who holds qualifications
in the law in relation to their land.
Whānau trusts are related to interests in land, and allow individuals or groups to bring
together their individual interests in different Māori and General Land blocks for the benefit
of a defined class of beneficiary, normally the descendants of the people vesting their shares
in trustees.
The changes affect all trusts,
including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court
(such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing
trusts established before the law came into force.
Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for Dispute Resolution
Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications
Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record
Noting of mortgages, leases, licenses or other land use agreements by a registrar
Confirmation of an alie...
The Act stipulates that the Court's objective is to keep Māori lands in Māori hands, protect wāhi tapu, and assist landowners in living on, developing, and using their land for the benefit of all owners, their whānau, and their hapū. Our rules and regulations
The Māori Land Court Rules 2011 set out how we operate, including how we receive, review, notify, process, and conclude applications.
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 28 1:30PM AP-20230000027459
A20200002269
45/93 John Te Kaaho or
Rurehe
CJ 2020/6 - Te Uru Keiha
Ahuru Orupe Tuhua or
Rurehe - succession and
whānau trust orders made
at 99 Whakatane MB 279-
282 on 7 July 2003 -
Application to the Chief
Judge
PĀNUI
NO.
