The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori
land and water service providers to appeal to the
Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori
land for water infrastructure.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order.
The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to
be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the
status of the land.
This is also a good opportunity to review the way
your trust keeps and provides information.
How can I find out more?
If you have further questions, contact a Māori Land Court office.
All applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in
which some of all of the land is located
Fee: $24.00
If there is insufficient room on the form to provide the required infomation you should continue your application on a separate
sheet of paper
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application mat be lodged with the Registrar at your local Māori Land Court office
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..........................
No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the Māori Land Court record.
If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, acces...
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Visit the Ministry of Justice careers website to find information about Māori Land Court vacancies.