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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2022 | Pipiri 2022
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when:
• it has been notified according to the MāoriLand Court
Rules; and
• it has been published in the MāoriLand Court’s National
Pānui; and
• no one has objected to the application.
Download the MāoriLand Court glossary of terms.
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the MāoriLand Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
Māori words for the MāoriLand Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.
All applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District
in which some of all of the land is located
Fee: $23.00
If there is insufficient room on the form to provide the required infomation you should continue your application on a separate
sheet of paper
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application mat be lodged with the Registrar at your local MāoriLand Court office
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ............
You may use this document to request a waiver, reduction, or refund of the fee prescribed for an application before
the MāoriLand Court or Māori Appellate Court under the MāoriLand Court Fees Regulations 2013.
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
Māoriland.
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the MāoriLand Court or Māori Appellate Court
nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.