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This should be done by the trustee or the person the trust was created for, when they’re able to do so.
Apply online
Download the application form
Tarati pūtea (utu tāpae $68)
Pūtea trust (filing fee $68)
A pūtea trust allows people who own small interests in Māori land to pool their interests together for the benefit of their wider whānau and descendants.
COPY FEES
Please note: The Māori Land Court Fees
Regulations 2013 set the following fees for copying
records (regardless of whether or not it is supplied
electronically or as a hard copy):
• 20c per black and white page
• 40c per colour page
There is limited discretion to reduce or waive this fee,
however this is considered on a case by case basis
and large requests, or those that require significant
research, may incur a fee.
External link
Succession (factsheet)
(PDF 355 kb)
Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
Find out how to set up a whānau trust.
Tono tuihono
Apply online
Apply to the Court online in Pātaka Whenua.
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MAY | HARATUA
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
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JUNE | PIPIRI
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
Significant work has been done this year
to implement the PIR recommendations, and
this focus will continue as we work to deliver the
remaining nine recommendations.
Judicial Decisions Online – expanding access to
Māori Land Court decisions
In 2024, the publication of Māori Land Court
(MLC) and Māori Appellate Court (MAC) deci-
sions commenced on the Judicial Decisions Online
(JDO) platform, hosted on the Ministry of Justice
website.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
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JULY | HÖNGONGOI
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
