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The first step in filing an appeal or charging order application is to gather any supporting documents and complete the general form of application ( Form 1 ).  After locating the application form, write which section of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 which the application is for:  Appeals by water service providers about landowner's permission to enter Māori land to complete water servicing work - section 166(4)(b) Appeals by landowners about th...

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The appellation of the combined Areas 1 and 2 to be known as Aorere, or such other appellation as the Surveyor-General and the Court shall agree.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

STANDARD AHU WHENUA TRUST ORDER CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 PART A - NAME AND PURPOSES 1. Trust name, legal status and communications 2 2.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)

The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.

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Hātepe 1 Ngā kaiwhakamahi taupua: Hei tīmatanga pāwhiria te “Submit an application” ki te tomokanga Pātaka Whenua.

How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Submitting-an-application-v1-6-Maori-web.pdf (3.8 mb)

MĀORI LAND COURT STANDARD [AHU WHENUA OR WHENUA TOOPŪ] TRUST ORDER CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 PART A - NAME AND PURPOSES 1. Trust Name 2 2.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)

The website also contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool that provides web based information on the current ownership and title information 1 for all Māori Land Court blocks. Where to obtain application forms Collect an application form from a Māori Land Court office or download from www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)

Apply for a fee waiver in Pātaka Whenua  Download the fee waiver application form  From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%.

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search=sw_096be8ed81ba3f12_20_25_se&p=1&sr=1 Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

You will note in figure 1, the miniscule scale of the rangatiratanga sphere.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)