Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.
ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES
6.1 If any Trustee or Beneficiary is aggrieved by a decision, action or omission of the
Trustees ("Applicant"), that person may first give written notice of the grievance to the
Trustees.
6.2 If the Applicant's grievance is not satisfactorily addressed within a reasonable period of
time, the Applicant may in writing, notify the Trustees of his or her intention to have his
or her grievance referred to a general meeting of the Beneficiaries....
Te utu i ngā tāngata tika
Pay the right people
You must ensure that the funds received for the trust are applied for the benefit of the shareholders or beneficiaries of that trust.
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.
Note: The power of a Registrar or Judge to remit, reduce, or refund a fee is a discretionary one, and you must demonstrate that you are unable to, or ought
not be required to, pay the required fee.
The Landowner(s), the Occupier and any
other interested party will meet within 14 days of any notification and jointly
discus how the issue is to be resolved.
(d) The Occupier shall pay the Consideration (if any is specified in the Third
Schedule) to the Landowner(s).
You don’t need
to file separate applications for each district.
Along with your application form, you will need:
• the original death certificate or a copy
• the original will14 or a certified copy of the will
• the original grant of administration, if any, or a certified
copy
• the applicationfee (the amount is noted on the form).
If you file an application to the Māori Land Court or the Māori Appellate Court on or after 1 July 2026 , you will notice an increase in the fee you need to pay:
Our $23 fee will increase to $24
Our $68 fee will increase to $70
Our $228 fee will increase to $233
Our $399 fee will increase to $408
More information
The full list of updated fees is available here .
