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Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.

Located in:  Māori land

To find out more about Succession go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/succession WHĀNAU AND PŪTEA TRUSTS If the shares are owned by a whānau trust, trustees will receive the notice of the meeting and vote for those shares.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)

You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

Occupying or building on Māori land is one of the most common uses and it enables whānau to connect with their whenua.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

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.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Hold a whānau hui Meet with your whānau (in person or online) to discuss: • why you want to form the trust • who the trustees will be • what land interests will be vested 2.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)

Contact details follow or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us Contact the Māori Land Court The DX number is the postal address.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)

Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News