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  Appeals – access to Māori land If a water service provider wants to enter Māori land to carry out infrastructure work, they must ask for the landowner’s permission in writing at least 30 working days before they plan to enter. If there is a disagreement about access to the land, there are provisions for an internal review, and for the water service provider or the landowner to appeal to the Māori Land Court.

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They will complete an initial assessment of your needs and help you to a develop a plan.

Located in:  Our application process

You will also need to be clear what the plan is for building on the land, including who the housing is for.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

• Derivation search report • Historic record sheet • National Pānui • Special Pānui • Survey Plan • Judgment • Orders • Minute • Minute Book Index • Historic Ownership Schedule • Historic Memorial Schedule Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)

Trustee responsibilities can include: researching options for the whenua on behalf of owners attending regular trustee meetings to discuss and debate plans for the trust communicating with owners and organising hui for owners or trustees to discuss plans for the whenua visiting the whenua regularly to check on the wellbeing of the land, and working with people involved in the whenua or trust, such as a lessee, accountant, or management team.

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In 2019, the Government established a Declaration Working Group to develop a plan and an engagement strategy to realise the UN Declaration.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000004668 131/93 Phillida Anne Elvers Lot 23 Deposited Plan 18418 - Determination of status of land

Documents/Panui/5.-Waiariki-20-August-2026.pdf (116 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 11:15 AM AP-20260000012079 151/93 Kodi Minnell (as counsel for Paul Aaron Jury) Lot 1 Deposited Plan South Auckland 12690 – SA10C/251 – Confirmation of an alienation by way of sale to Ian Robert Smith and Amber Maxine Ware

Documents/Panui/2.-Waiariki-14-October-2026.pdf (110 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP39 10:10 AM AP-20260000007828 19/93 Debbie Morehu Lot 73 Deposited Plan South Auckland 12698 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: (The Trustees of the Morehu Whānau Homestead Hatepe)

Documents/Panui/27.-Aotea-2-July-2026.pdf (114 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP28 2:00 PM AP-20260000010105 19(1)(a)/93 Morehu Whānau Homestead Trustees Lot 73 Deposited Plan South Auckland 12698 - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation.

Documents/Panui/32.-Aotea-4-September-2026.pdf (110 kb)