Checklist of documents required (if applicable and available)
• List of owners present at the gathering
• Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees, including any necessary
whakapapa details
• Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer
• Minutes of the meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of the pertinent issues discussed at the meeting,
including—
• every pro...
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee
for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial
owners.
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You can submit your application several ways:
Online – Pātaka Whenua
• Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website, www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
• You can apply as:
• a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track
progress
• a guest user – where you submit your applications without creating an account
• In person
• bring your documents to your nearest Māori Land Court office
• Email or post
• email or post your appl...
We have seen a reduction in
applications being registered and a slowing down
in processing. The transition phase has required
the migration of many thousands of applications.
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This step-by-step guide will help you through the steps to become a registered Pātaka
Whenua user. Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
