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Step 1
1.1 Click “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal” tab
1.2 Scroll down and click on “here” to get straight into Pātaka Whenua
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
1.3 On the left-hand side of the page you will see:
Step 2
Search – when you click on “Search” you can search for block, document, ma...
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Step 1: Inform whānau of your plans
Step 2: Organise a hui
Step 3: Hold a hui
Step 4: Reach agreement
Step 5: Submit an application
Interest based trusts
Land based trusts and incorporations Step 1: Inform whānau of your plans
You will need to have a conversation with your whānau to advise them of your plans to set up a trust or an incorporation.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all beneficiaries of the above Māori reservation about the
following hui:
WHENUA: Horowhenua 11B36 2L4A (Part) also known as Horowhenua 11B36 Sec 2L4A -
Kawiu Marae
DATE: Sunday, 12 April 2026
TIME: 10:00 AM
VENUE: Kawiu Marae, 294 Kawiu Road, Levin 5510
Kaupapa:
1. Karakia Timatanga
2. Mihimihi
3. Meeting rules
4. Background / Court Directions:
o Wānanga facilitated by kaimahi of the Māori Land Court for the purpose of a...
Step 1
Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and
if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Step 2
Call the relevant district Duty Registrar regarding your urgent application.
To consider and determine lease proposals for Waimarino 3F No 4 Block, including:
(a) a proposal by Judith Anne Haitana and Dale Pohatu for a lease for a term of 10
years commencing 1 January 2022 at $850 per annum + GST (if any); and (b) an
alternative lease proposal lodged by another applicant for a longer-term grazing lease
at a different rental level and on different terms; and to resolve whether any such
proposal should be approved, declined, or deferred.
2. The establishment of an...
The block appears under the “Search results”
1.5 Click the “Block ID” number to display the block page
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/p%C4%81taka-whenua-our-online-portal/become-a-registered-user-in-p%C4%81taka-whenua/
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Step 2
2.1 On the block page, look to the top right and under “Actions”, select “Reports”
2.2 You will get this pop-up screen.
Ka tonoa anō pea e te kaiwhakawā tētahi raru take ka ara ake i ngā whakahaerenga kooti ki te ratonga whakatau wenewene. 2. Te takatū mō te hui takawaenga Ina oti i a koe tētahi tono, ka whakapā atu mātou ki a koe mō te whakareri mō te hui takawaenga.
These include a group activity, an interview and a role play. They’re around 2–3 hours long and also include a panel. Interview tips and advice Whether it’s an interview or an assessment centre, think about the questions you might get asked and examples you can use to illustrate your answer.
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 the outcome of an internal review - section 170(1)
Charging orders by landowners to apply for a refund for overpayments made on water service charges - secti...