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Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to
manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Use this form when transferring interests in MāoriLand by sale or gift between owners in the same block, owners and
their children or owners and any other member of the preferred class of alienee.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Guest User Guide
Date produced: 14 August 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Guest User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.
MĀORI INCORPORATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māoriland.
MĀORI RESERVATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māoriland.
Fee: $ 68.00
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: Please tick to confirm the following
Signed consents of trustees
Notice of meeting given to beneficiaries or owners (eg written notification, public advertisement etc)
Minutes of meeting consenting to replacement or addition of trustees
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which...
If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact
your local MāoriLand Court office for further assistance)
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the MāoriLand Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter
of the application is located.
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māoriland. For example, when whenua is
changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners
will not be individualised.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 826 5481 8900
Monday, 9 June 2025
Chief Judge C L Fox Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.