Step 5 When you have located the correct owner name and it is displayed in the Search results area, click the name in the Owner name column to open the ownership information page.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)
Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Judge Isaac has been involved in many mediations and quasi mediations in the Māori Land Court. Kaiwhakawā Carrie Wainwright Te Kooti Whenua Māori Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi Judge Carrie Wainwright has been mediating disputes in te ao Māori for more than thirty years.
Apply online Download the application form Te whakamututanga o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae) $68 Terminate your trust (filing fee $68) The beneficiaries of a trust can apply to partially (where some interests are re-vested to owners and descendants) or fully terminate a trust (where all interests or land are re-vested to owners and descendants).
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.
When the land has many owners, it’s important that the costs are shared fairly among everyone.
