Download the application form for Hāwea-Wanaka
Download the application form for Toitoi
To apply, please email the completed form and any supporting evidence to mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz or bring the completed application into any of the Māori Land Court offices to send to the Christchurch office.
The Māori Land Court In 2003, the Minister of Māori Affairs applied to the Māori Land Court for an inquiry pursuant to s 29 TTWMA as to successors to the four remaining SILNA blocks.
The application to the Court
The application was not contentious, however there were two issues for the Court to
determine:
(1) The area of land had no LINZ title, nor any current title in the Court’s records.
If you wish to seek approval as a mediator for Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau, please complete the following application form. You can also read more about the opportunity in the information booklet.
Try to speak with as many landowners and potential beneficiaries/shareholders as possible, as your proposal is more likely to succeed where whanau with interests in the whenua are informed and involved prior to an application to the Court being submitted. If you don’t have these conversations, whānau who were not informed could object to your application in court.
The special
bond between Māori people and the land is
recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Courtform an invaluable
part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
The special
bond between Māori people and the land is
recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Courtform an invaluable
part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
