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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.

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For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.

Documents/Panui/October-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (3.1 mb)

Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-40-Occupation-order.pdf (466 kb)

For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-September-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)

For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

We will then investigate your complaint. That may include consideration of your complaint by a Review Panel.

You can also request the appointment of someone who is not on the published list to hear your dispute. Any requests to appoint a mediator from beyond the list must be approved by the Director of the Māori Land Court before they can proceed.

PĀNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 26 A20230002589 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Marjorie Hazel Clarabel Greenwood - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 27 A20220018775 86/93 Deputy Registrar Toitoi (SILNA) Block - Amendment of Court Record at 76 TWP 248-311 regarding the successors of Kataraina (Karo) Ropata 4 28 A20230001588 29/93, 113/93 Deputy...

Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)

Once your incorporation is up and running, you can apply to make a variety of changes.

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For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā- Motu.

Documents/Panui/August-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)