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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
November 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of September 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for...
Our coming together took
place online, joining offices located in all the seven
Māori Land Court districts. We were also joined
by those who work on Māori land issues from Te
Puni Kōkiri.
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua
Download the fee remittal application form Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for Dispute Resolution
Application to form a WhānauTrust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications
Changing your name in the Māori Land Court r...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of April 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of April 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 7 11:30 AM AP-20240000005065 239/93 Patricia Jane
Maunsell
Hirini Manihera & Pati Manihera
WhanauTrust -Replace Hirini
Pakia Manihera and appoint John
Paul Maunsell and Isaac Nathan
Maunsell as responsible trustees
SP 8 11:30 AM AP-20240000006780 244/93 Patricia Jane
Maunsell
Hirini Manihera & Pati Manihera
WhānauTrust - Variation of trust
order
SP 9 11:30 AM AP-20240000005102 239/93 Te Reo Hau Oue 2B3C...
In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removedfrom the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land
S The total number of allocated ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,136.458.
LandInterestTrusts
S The total number of WhānauTrusts nationally is 12,247
S The total number of Kaitiaki Trusts nationally is 2,459
Exclusion list
The following land types have been excluded from this update:
S Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, General Land owned by Māori (a total of 450 blocks covering an
a...
Former Judge Layne Harvey discusses the appointment of trustees to Māori landtrusts, the ability, experience, knowledge, and acceptability of the nominees.