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Step 1: Inform whānau of your plans
Step 2: Organise a hui
Step 3: Hold a hui
Step 4: Reach agreement
Step 5: Submit an application
Interest based trusts
Land based trusts and incorporations Step 1: Inform whānau of your plans
You will need to have a conversation with your whānau to advise them of your plans to set up a trust or an incorporation.
Māori Land Court application guides
How to apply for partition of
Māori freehold land
Date produced: December 2025
Last modified: June 2026
Understanding partition
Types of partition
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Option three – Full partition
A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing
ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SILNA WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 9 SEPTEMBER 2021
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the
Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wanaka Survey District)
under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
Ka tonoa anō pea e te kaiwhakawā tētahi raru take ka ara ake i ngā whakahaerenga kooti ki te ratonga whakatau wenewene. 2. Te takatū mō te hui takawaenga Ina oti i a koe tētahi tono, ka whakapā atu mātou ki a koe mō te whakareri mō te hui takawaenga.
These include a group activity, an interview and a role play. They’re around 2–3 hours long and also include a panel. Interview tips and advice Whether it’s an interview or an assessment centre, think about the questions you might get asked and examples you can use to illustrate your answer.
