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At this point in te pā whenua, you will be ready to file an application with the Court. Once you have filed your application with us, we will take care of your information and support you to understand the process from here.

Located in:  Our application process

  Ngā whakangungu kaitiaki tuihono Upcoming trustee training Find out when the next trustee training is happening in person and online. 

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Our kaimahi can help you fill in application forms and provide general advice about your application and the court processes, but we do not provide legal advice.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of February 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)

For any such appeal or rehearing: (a) Where a lawyer has been appointed on application by a party, a new application must be filed in advance of any appeal or rehearing.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

Those elections will follow the new process that has been established in the marae charter 5.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Kawiu-Marae.pdf (215 kb)

To discuss trustee rotation policy and election process. A special AGM is directed to be held within three months, for trustee elections.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

Māori incorporations are governed by the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994  and run independently of the normal court processes that apply to trusts, but do provide annual reports to the Court.

Located in:  Māori land

Practice notes are issued by our judges to guide legal practitioners through the process that must be followed.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-incorporations-web-version.pdf (63 kb)