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Apply for a fee waiver in Pātaka Whenua Download the fee waiver application form Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for Dispute Resolution
Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications
Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record
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These reports can provide information about a land block and can help you:
find out where the whenua is — you’ll be able to see the boundaries of the land and find it on the map
see aerial photos of the whenua as it looks now
find out about the environment, economy, and climate where the whenua is
get information about the whenua itself — about the soil, water, slope, and vegetation.
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori Land Trusts.
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori Land Trusts.
External link
Trustee (factsheet)
(PDF 349 kb)
Ko ā te tarahati haepapa
Your trust's responsibilities
Read about the responsibilities of Māori land trusts on Tupu.nz.
Ngā whakangungu kaitiaki tuihono
Upcoming trustee training
Find out when the next trustee training is happening in person and online.
Good governance is the key From the experiences of Māori Land Court Judges, good governance is the key to effective utilisation of Māori landheld in multiple ownership.
Steve has held multiple roles within the Court, including as a case manager, team leader, district manager, Principal Liaison Officer and Service Manager, before being appointed as the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court in February 2021.
The determination of a Life Tenancy in respect of -
all the landsheld under the life tenancy
the lands described in the Schedule; or
Transmission by way of survivorship in the land described in the schedule
GROUNDS FOR APPLICATION:
The Life Tenant/Joint Tenant died on
Date: / /as is evidenced by the copy of the Death Certificate produced.
Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to
manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
