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Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.

This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.

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There are two main pieces of legislation to consider: the Trusts Act 2019 and the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 .

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Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.

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Mēnā i mahi tahi koe me tētahi kaimahi o Te Kooti Whenua Māori, me whakapā atu ki a ia i te tuatahi.

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Ki tōku whanaunga nō Te Whānau-a-Apanui. E ngā Taitamawāhine o te Tai Rāwhiti.

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Te tuku uiui Submit an enquiry online Submit an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua. When you get there, click on submit enquiry.

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Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)

Whenua is integral to the identity of tangata whenua.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

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