Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.
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Hui and court hearings
News
Both trust types are
land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases,
general land owned by Māori).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
If the deceased did not leave a will, under the Act, their land will transfer as follows:
• If the deceased had children, they receive equal shares of the deceased’s land interests
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori
Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for
Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
You can find their contact details on letters or emails you’ve received from them.
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Contact us
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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Our application process
Receive the outcome
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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Our application process
Apply to the court
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
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Hui and court hearings
News
This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.
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Māori land
Manage your land
External link
Trustee (factsheet)
(PDF 349 kb)
Ko ā te tarahati haepapa
Your trust's responsibilities
Read about the responsibilities of Māori land trusts on Tupu.nz.
Ngā whakangungu kaitiaki tuihono
Upcoming trustee training
Find out when the next trustee training is happening in person and online.
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Māori land
Manage your land
