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Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records.

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If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make submissions or provide evidence concerning the application, you must notify the Registrar in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of September 2023 providing your name and address, telephone number, and email address (if any), and setting out your connection to the application and brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/0805823-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2023-web.pdf (832 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 ’.

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After the court makes a decision, a court minute and order are created and you are provided with a copy.

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APPLICATION I/We*, [full name(s)],____________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________,make application to vest the Māori land interests of the deceased in the persons beneficially entitled. 1.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (1.2 mb)

Our offices are open between 10am and 4pm on weekdays. You don’t need to make an appointment to come and see us. You can also call or email us.

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If you are applying for an exemption from providing a special valuation, you’ll need to complete a form 26 with your vesting order application and pay an additional fee of $23. Apply online Download the application form (form 30) Download the application form (form 31) Transferring land to someone who is not a member of the PCA To transfer your land by gift or sale to a someone who is not a member of the preferred class of alienee (link to definition), you will need t...

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Public access areas and tracks are also on this map. This makes it much more convenient to understand Māori lands and sites and to be both informed and respectful of these when enjoying the outdoors.

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Make sure to let us know clearly what day and time you would prefer from the options below.

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In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.