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Request a rehearing in Pātaka Whenua Download the application form Te pīra i tētahi whakatau (utu tāpae $399) Appeal a decision (filing fee $399) If you think the Māori Land Court has made an error when making a decision about an application, you can apply to the Chief Judge to appeal the decision.

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Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

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This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust. Apply online Download the application form Te whakarerekē i ngā ture o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae $68) Vary the terms of your trust (filing fee $68) Trustees must manage any land or interests as set out in the terms of the trust order.

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Ngā Karere News 1 September 2025 | News He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025 Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you. 28 August 2025 | News Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 New legislatio...

PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 12 AP-20230000020039 A20220010862 113/93 118/93 214/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Joshua David Haereroa Arewha Piripi Banks also known as Alfred Haereroa or Arewha Haereroa or Arewha Peke or Arewha Peeke - Succession, constitute the Alfred Haereroa Whänau Trust appoint Joshua David Haereroa as trustee 13 AP-20230000020551 A20230001107 113/93 118/93 Natalie Ann Davis Audrey Rubina Corrigan - Succession 14 AP-20230000020963...

Documents/Panui/0805823-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2023-web.pdf (832 kb)

You can find decisions or judgments of the Māori Appellate Court from 1993 onwards, and the Māori Land Court from 2001, in Pātaka Whenua, or by using our decision finder.  Ngā whakataunga a te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court judgments Find judgments of the Māori Land Court in the Ministry of Justice decision finder.

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[full name(s)], apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993), for determination of the successors to the deceased.

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

(state full name) apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993), for determination of the successors to the deceased.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

The name Te Puna Manawa Whenua can be translated to mean ‘the spring from deep underground.’

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The Māori Land Court is pleased to announce the public launch of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book.

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