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Apply online Download the application form Aggregations Unlike other forms of title improvement, an aggregation doesn't change the title to the land.

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You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

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ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz APRIL | PAENGA-WHÄWHÄ 2024 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.

Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)

Pātaka Whenua Guidance Registered User Guide Date produced: 15 August 2023 Last modified: 13 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Registered User Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Being a registered user means you can: • Create and submit applications online • Save and return to your incomplete applications • Track progress on your applications • Pay filing fees • Submit enquiries • Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries from the c...

Documents/Troubleshooting/Registered-User-Guide-v2.pdf (956 kb)

In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

The judge or registrar may issue an order giving the whāngai child the right to occupy a family home on the land, or to receive all or part of any income from the land interest, or both.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 1 10:00 AM AP-20250000011713 113/93 118/93 Catherine Anne Waterreus, Lynette Marie Waterreus, Nicola Margaret Waterreus He tauatanga ki a Maxwell Rex Waterreus Succeed to the Māori land interests of Maxwell Rex Waterreus also known as Rex Waterreus 2 10:05 AM AP-20260000000836 113/93 118/93 Jean Elizabeth Wilson He tauatanga ki a Wilson Graham Succeed to the Māori land interests of Wilson Graham also known...

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-December-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.9 mb)

If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

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That Court then ordered the Māori Land Court to conduct a hearing to appoint replacement trustees.

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