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The Court agreed to a request by the applicants to appear, correspond, and be heard on the matter in te reo Māori.

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[NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter 1 Name and location 1.1 The name of the marae is [ ] Marae. 1.2 It is located at [ ]. 1.3 The land on which the marae sits is a Māori Reservation set aside for the purpose of [STATE PURPOSE EXPRESSED WHEN THE RESERVATION WAS MADE]. 2 Purpose 2.1 This charter is made under the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 to set out clearly the purpose of the marae and the role of the marae trustees in managing and running it. 2.2 The function and purp...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)

Please open and complete this application form using Adobe Acrobat. Do not use macrons as they may affect successful completion of the form.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)

For example: if you enter Te Five One karka Brown Phenua Trust it will bring back results for Te Five One Karakia Brown Whanau Trust Search fields Note: 'Management Structure' and 'Organisation' are the same - the two can be used interchangeably.

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)

MARINE PARADE, BOX 100, WAIROA. 7/12/35 Tairāwhiti 42953 Proprietors of Tawapata South 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 7/21/67 Te Waipounamu 69640 Proprietors of Te Rauone Incorporation PERPETUAL TRUST, P O BOX 3845, WELLINGTON 8/7/73 Tairāwhiti 42965 Proprietors of Te Whakaari 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 12/9/70 Te Waipounamu 39047 Proprietors of the Rowallan Alton Incorporation SECRETARY D.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)

Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.

Located in:  Māori land

Make the outcome of those conversations known when making your application. It is also important to notify every person named as a party in the application and any other person affected by the application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you go through the dispute resolution process.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation