Disputes about whenua Māori can be complex and difficult for whānau. They can delay whānau connection to whenua, and plans for developing land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
The benefits of a combined partition include: the ability to make boundary adjustments to existing land blocks, regardless of status you can include general land in the partition no consent is needed under the Resource Management Act 1991 , and there’s no requirement for land contributions for roads, reserves, or public use or access.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Dated: / / Page 13 For m ore inform ation visit w w w .m āorilandcourt.govt.nz M LC 07/25 - 21 SCH ED U LE 1 – EN TITLEM EN T TO D ECEA SED ’S IN TERESTS U N D ER TERM S O F A W ILL Land / Block Shares to be vested Proportion to be vested Name and address of beneficiary Releationship to deceased Page 14 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
Apply online Download the application I whiwhi ahau i tētahi whakatau, whakataunga wā poto, tuatahi rānei… I received an interim or preliminary decision or determination… If you wish to appeal an interim or preliminary decision or determination of the Māori Land Court which has outstanding matters for the court to address, you can apply to the Māori Appellate Court under section 59 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act.
The trustees were permitted to stand for re-election. For a number of reasons, including a failure to undertake registrations of beneficial owners present at the meeting, the Māori Land Court decided that the election results were unsafe and ordered a further meeting.
Apply online Download the application form KIA MATAARA: It is extremely risky to use individual land interests in multiply owned Māori land as security for a loan.
For example, you will need to be able to record that a surviving spouse is entitled to income from a land interest that they do not own, and that some owners are not entitled to the income from their land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)
