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The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.

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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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You can combine Māori land, general land, or both, regardless of size, shape, location, or status.

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Ka hauiti i te Kooti, ka hauroa i te whenua Less time in the Court, more time on the land

APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAU TRUST TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 MLC 07/24 - 20 CONSENT We, the undersigned, consent to the formation of the Whānau Trust and, where named above as a trustee, consent to our appointment.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)

HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025 The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.

Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)

At this point in te pā whenua, you will be ready to file an application with the Court. Once you have filed your application with us, we will take care of your information and support you to understand the process from here.

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We hold court sittings, paneke, outreach hui, and trustee training sessions, both kanohi ki te kanohi and online.

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Please advise if you do not consent to this information being shared with Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Arawhiti, and the Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA group.

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