Ngā Pānui Mai i Te Whakamāene – Special Applications The earlier part of the reporting year saw a team focus on progressing new applications to Court in a timely fashion in conjunction with progressing our oldest on hand applications (being those applications on the team filed in 2013 or earlier).
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
Guides to help make an enquiry or application Te tuku tono Submitting an application Read the Submitting an application guide to learn how to make an application in Pātaka Whenua.
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the Māori Land Court to: • review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust • add, replace, or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the Māori Land Court needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is shown on the form.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the Māori Land Court to: • review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust • add, replace, or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the Māori Land Court needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is shown on the form.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the Māori Land Court to: • review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust • add, replace, or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the Māori Land Court needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is shown on the form.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Being a registered user means you can: • Create and submit applications online. • Save and return to your incomplete applications
How-do-I-user-guides/Become-a-registered-Pataka-Whenua-user-v1-9.pdf (1.1 mb)
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the MLC to: • try and resolve issues through mediation using the Court’s dispute resolution service • review the terms, operation or other aspects of the trust • add, replace or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the MLC needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the app...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application. If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 3:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land.
Documents/Panui/14-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (145 kb)
