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Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a WhānauTrust, KaitiakiTrust,
Ahu WhenuaTrust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
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Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua
Search by landowner
You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau.
Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based
trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class
of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Whakapā mai
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Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
Tono tuihono
Apply online
Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Other acts and legislation
Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Ā mātou ture
Our rules and legislation
Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Ko
te rerekētanga, ko te raihana noho whenua
ka whiria ki waenga i te kaipupuri whenua
me ngā kaitiaki. engari me whai mana
anō ngā kaitiaki ki te whakaae kia nōhia te
whenua i raro i tā rātou anō tono.