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If you are selling your land, a valuation is required to ensure the purchase price is fair, unless you’re selling your land to a whānau member.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Currently, the land is held in trust until the owners can receive the land.

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If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

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External link Trustee (factsheet)  (PDF 349 kb) Ko ā te tarahati haepapa Your trust's responsibilities Read about the responsibilities of Māori land trusts on Tupu.nz.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Application fees Ngā tono me te kore utu Applications without fees Application for Dispute Resolution Application to form a Whānau Trust (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 record Noting of mortgages, leases, licenses or other land use agreements by a registrar Confirmat...

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The land marked ‘accretion’ shows the newly formed land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

Please provide an address if this venue is not a Māori Land Court location. MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications may be lodged in the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (638 kb)

To terminate a trust, you will need support from majority of the beneficiaries. 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 removed from 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

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Now that your application or enquiry has been completed, you are ready to take your next steps.

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To assist the Court to process and deal with these proceedings, attach to your notice of intention to appear a statement setting out your response to each of the claims made by the applicant. 4.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-16-Notice-proceedings.pdf (143 kb)