Māori Land Court application guides
How to apply for partition of
Māori freehold land
Date produced: December 2025
Last modified: June 2026
Understanding partition
Types of partition
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Option three – Full partition
A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing
ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP11 2:00 PM AP-20260000004383 58/93 Jonathon Albert Appeal 2026/12 - DP17384 - 1 Beatrix
Street, Avondale, Auckland and a
dismissal of an injunction decision
made at 308 Taitokerau MB 221-225 on
25/2/2026 - Notice of Appeal
(Respondents: Kainga Ora Homes and
Communities)
SP12 2:00 PM AP-20260000007117 58/93 Jonathon Albert Appeal 2026/19 - 1 Beatrix Street,
Avondale, Auckland and a decision
dismissing an application to determine
stat...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP7 2:00 PM AP-20260000002971 58/93 Keremeta Ainsley,
Vanessa Mercer,
Edward Ainsley,
Sally Ainsley
Appeal 2026/10 - Tuhua Trust (Mayor
Island) against a dismissal of an
Injunction application against any
person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
heard at 293 Waikato Maniapoto MB
55-64 on 26 February 2026 – Notice of
Appeal
I am/We are* the beneficiary/beneficiaries* of a whānau trust, [name of whānau trust],
______________________________________________________________________ which holds a beneficial
interest in the block.
2. My/Our* shareholding or entitlement equates to [size] ________________ hectares/square metres*
Note: To calculate the area multiply the number of shares you hold or are entitled to by the area of the block and
divide by the total number of shares in the block.
3.
Proceedings under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Proceedings under Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Proceedings under Māori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement Claims Act 2004
2. Special aid funding is sought to cover my/our* - *Select one
Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses; and/or
Reasonable fees of my/our* lawyer
LAWYERS DETAILS
Firm: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________...
Page 1 MLC 05/26 - 52C
I Te Kooti Pīra Māori o Aotearoa
The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO MŌ TE TONO KIA WHAKAAETIA TE PĪRA TŌMURI HEI WHAKAHĒ I
TE WHAKATAUNGA A TE KŌMITI (MĀORI PLANT VARIETIES COMMITTEE) KI RARO I TE TURE
E KĪA NEI KO TE PLANT VARIETY RIGH...
Page 1 MLC 05/26 - 52B
I Te Kooti Pīra Māori o Aotearoa
The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO MŌ TĒTAHI TONO PĪRA KIA WHAKAHĒ I TE WHAKATAUNGA A TE
KŌMITI (MĀORI PLANT VARIETIES COMMITTEE) KI RARO I TE TURE E KĪA NEI KO TE PLANT
VARIETY RIGHTS ACT 2022
NOTICE O...
