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Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.

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We recommend you complete a review every three years, as it provides valuable insight about how the trust is running and can identify areas of improvement. When you submit an application, you’ll need to include information about the trust and trustees.

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mailto:te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 3 3.1 Enter your new Password, then click “Submit & Proceed” māorilandcourt.govt.nz 3.2 Check your email for the verification code, then enter the code and click “Verify” 3.3 Now you should be able to login:

Documents/Troubleshooting/Forgot-Password-Guide-v1.pdf (349 kb)

One means of exploring a candidate’s ability to comply with s 222 is to require nominees to submit resumes with their application and for the Court to then pose questions to candidates for appointment that might include their knowledge of accounts and financial reporting, the trust order and general trust law principles, farming, forestry, tourism, geothermal power, property investment, equities and communications.

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Other trustees may also submit items for inclusion in the agenda, and should do this as early as possible.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)

Different spelling of names: landowners often have more than one name, and not all of those names may have been known when the initial application was submitted. Other succession decisions: a succession applicant might inherit more land interests from another whānau member after the initial application has been decided.

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Māori Land Court National service for urgent injunction applications over holiday close down period Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December 2025 How to submit an urgent injunction application over the holiday close down period https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf

Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the application for confirmation of sale. Pursuant to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152

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Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application. That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4pm, 9 January 2026 Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase of the said lands or enquire as to the terms of...

Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v2.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (97 kb)

Further information about the application may be obtained from the Aotea Māori Land Court (please quote reference AP-20250000014939.

Documents/Landowner-notices/1.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (94 kb)