Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
Search results for "how to find the status of a trust"
Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori
Disputes about Māori land
If you have a complaint about the dispute resolution service or mediation process, you can find information on how to make a complaint here.
He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025
Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey
01 Sept 2025
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We will produce a report on the findings of this survey and share this on our website.
Tukuna he tono
Submit an application
Request for fee remittal, reduction or refund form Ō mātou tari a-rohe Our district offices Find your nearest district office. Ngā puka tono Application forms Find the application form you need.
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They will also be able to vote on whether they want to receive the land back as Māori or General land, and how that land will be held. There are several options for holding land with multiple owners, including trusts, incorporations and other business models.
Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō tarahiti
Review or change a trust
We recommend you complete a review every three years, as it provides valuable insight about how the trust is running and can identify areas of improvement.
Submitting an application v1 6
Most follow this general order when working through the online portal submission: • Introduction • Applicant Details • Application Details • Hearing Schedule (if relevant or other application specific section) • Upload Documents • Application Summary • Payment • Confirmation At the top of the screen is a progress bar. This helps you know how many sections of the application there are to complete and how far through the process you are.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template 18082025
Trust name, legal status and communications 2 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
This is the case for the largest and most successful trusts and incorporations, such as the Tuaropaki Trust and Mangatu Incorporation, right down to the smallest papakainga trusts.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Factsheet Dispute resolution service web version
Our service is here to awhi you and your whānau to find a way forward together, outside of a court setting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (355 kb)