Nominations: ▪ Must be received on the official Māori Land Court nomination form ▪ Forms can be obtained by either contacting the Māori Land Court or by way of the link, details for both are below ▪ Must be received by the Māori Land Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July 2023 ▪ Nominations must clearly identify the block to which the person is being nominated to.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Aggregations Unlike other forms of title improvement, an aggregation doesn't change the title to the land.
Currently Housing New Zealand provides financing along similar lines through the kāinga whenua scheme. However, section 338(12) is a barrier to that form of financing on papakāinga reservations.
Expression of interest application form Expression of interest information booklet Applications must be sent to DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz by 5:00pm on Thursday, 30 April 2026.
You can apply to create a whānau trust through an application for succession, or as a stand-alone application.
Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
The thread of discussions from presenters and conference attendees is that arbitration is the preferred form of dispute resolution in many overseas jurisdictions.
What can be done, for example, for owners who wish to form governance structures so they can get a lease of their land to utilise it, but have difficulty notifying the owners to inform them of the proposals as required by section 215 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act?
Apply online Download the application form If you or any other party breach the terms of a lease, the matter can be heard by a judge.
The cost for this application is $23. Apply online Download the application form Succession and whāngai Whāngai is a Māori custom where a child is raised by someone other than their birth parents – in many cases, by a blood relative.
