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  Apply online  The easiest way to apply to the Court is online through Pātaka Whenua.

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Like the Ministry, our purpose is to deliver people-centred services to provide access to justice for all.

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māorilandcourt.govt.nz 5 Step 8 Once you are ready, make sure to tick the box to agree to the terms and conditions, then click “Submit” to send your enquiry to the Māori Land Court.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-enquiry-v1-6.pdf (1.1 mb)

Step 4 In the drop-down menu, you can choose either “Export to PDF” or “Export to Excel” to suit your requirements.

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Transferring land to a member of the PCA To transfer your land by gift or sale to a member of the preferred class of alienee (link to definition), you will need to apply for a vesting order.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ....................................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (88 kb)

The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate Court in relation to decisions of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025.pdf (252 kb)

The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate Court in relation to decisions of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025-Factsheet-copy.pdf (105 kb)

Hātepe 8 E oti ai te tautuhi anō i tō kupuhipa, me hāpono i tō īmēra. Tirohia te īmēra rēhita o tō pūkete kia kitea ai te waehere hāpono.

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The trustees were able to grant licences to occupy to owners within their respective areas to enable them to obtain Housing Corporation finance under the papakāinga housing scheme.

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