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This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori
freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
Additional interests
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7.3 If, after the constitution of this Trust, any additional Māori land interests are vested in the
name of any person who has vested Māori land interests into this Trust, those additional
interests shall be included as Trust Property of this Trust by application to the Court by
the Registrar without notice to the Beneficiaries.
To terminate a trust, you will need support from majority of the beneficiaries. In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary
Fee: $ 23.00
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..............................................................
To enable the Court to make a determination about your suitability as a trustee, please supply the following information (if
relevant):
a) I am a current or past trustee on other trusts or am or was a member of other organisations, namely:
Name of Trust/Committee Position held
b) I have the following relevant work or other experience; e.g kaumātua associated with the land or reservation:
Place of work Position or responsibilities
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
February 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or s...
The application you need to complete will depends on whether the person you're transferring your land interests or shares to is a member of the preferred class of alienee (PCA) .
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP3 11:30 AM AP-20260000000804 67/93
19/93
Ashley Gerald
Patea
Kaiwhaiki 1A1B (584J Kaiwhaiki
Marae) - Injunction against any
person in respect of any actual or
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori reservation.
Te Puna Manawa Whenua
Māori Land Court Bench Book
Te Puna Manawa Whenua has been developed by judges for judges, and outlines what they may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court.
This could include:
continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court
submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court
seeking advice or continuing with further mediation with the same or a different mediator.