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Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māoriland
Transfer of shares in Māoriland
Establishment of a trust over Māoriland
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māoriland
Determining the ownership of structures on Māoriland
Occupation of Māoriland
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māoriland
Anything...
The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate
Court in relation to decisions of the MāoriLand Court
around access to Māoriland for water infrastructure.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māoriland
and water service providers to appeal to the MāoriLand
Court over decisions about access to Māoriland for water
infrastructure.
For more information, go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations
Māori trustee
The Māori trustee administers many Māoriland blocks and
distributes money to the owners.
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 land being managed by another Māoriland trust), the...
Now, landowners and other court users can choose to resolve
disputes related to Māoriland through a free tikanga-based
dispute resolution service provided by the MāoriLand Court.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Registered User Guide
Date produced: 15 August 2023
Last modified: 13 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Registered User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
• Save and return to your incomplete applications
• Track progress on your applications
• Pay filing fees
• Submit enquiries
• Receive notifications on your applications and enquir...
