If you are wanting to convert Māori customary land into freehold land, you can apply to the Court under section 132 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act. Only a small number of customary land blocks remain in Aotearoa New Zealand and they total less than 700 hectares.
NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI
TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993
MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993
Ko te whakakape
I pau te manawa me te kaha ki te whai i te tika me te pono
o tēnei puka pānui, i tuhia, i whakatikaina, ā, i pānuitia
i runga tonu i te mōhiotanga ko…
Special Pānui are also included in this section. Special Pānui are court hearings that have been set down after the cut off date for the National Pānui.