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That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori. We are responsible for the ongoing care and protection of this taonga-tuku-iho.

Pātaka Whenua is an online portal for our court services.

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Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

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[full name(s)], apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993), for determination of the successors to the deceased.

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

I kopoua a Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox hei Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti Whenua Māori i te tau 2000, ā, hei Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua hoki i te tau 2010.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Kaiwhakawa-Matua-o-Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-FINAL.pdf (395 kb)

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Any benefit derived from the trust are used to fund Māori Community Purposes (mostly charitable) as defined by section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Act 1993. Trust records include those created under previous legislation, in particular those that resulted from applications under section 438 and 439 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, which were the pre-cursors to the current Ahu Whenua Trust structure.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’). Trustees1 are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act 2019.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)