They will complete an initial assessment of your needs and help you to a develop a plan.
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for an ownership Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 29 September 2025 You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access ownership information.
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Court staff mobilised the necessary expertise to meet the needs of applicants and respondents. A key feature of the proceedings was the duties of trustees under tikanga.
TIP: For Excel files, you will need to have access to software that can view the file type.
For more information about individual incorporations you will need to contact your local Māori Land Court. This data is intended to provide general information only.
If you cannot find all of the information you need in Pātaka Whenua, you can visit one of our district offices to view the physical record in person.
The dispute resolution service is free of charge. However, you will need to pay for travel to attend mediation and any independent legal advice you seek.
Assessment will also take account of the skills and experience of current mediators and factors such as location, gender, age, and iwi affiliation to ensure that parties to a dispute are able to select from a diverse pool of mediators where possible. Applicants will also need to demonstrate that they can manage a mediation process that is procedurally and substantively tika and one which seeks to achieve the purposes of Part 3A (Dispute resolution) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993....
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Visit Hīkina Whakatutuki's website Ngā Kaunihera Local Councils At some stage of your whenua journey, you will need to establish and maintain a relationship with the local council in your area and where your land is situated.
Visit the Hīkina Whakatutuki website Ngā Kaunihera Local Councils At some stage of your whenua journey, you will need to establish and maintain a relationship with the local council in your area and where your land is situated.
