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Our Filing Systems are designed to provide structured, Court-focused guidance for Māori Land Court preparation.

If, within 48 hours of purchase, you believe you have selected the incorrect pack for your situation, contact us.

Where appropriate, we may transfer you to the correct Filing System or apply your payment as a credit toward another HWHTC product or service.

Our resources are tikanga-informed and designed to support whānau to prepare properly before engaging with the Court.

Preview images are examples only. This listing includes the full document pack (more pages/templates than shown). 
After purchase, the complete files will be delivered as a downloadable ZIP folder.

General Land to Māori Freehold Land Conversion System

$197.00Price

General Land to Māori Freehold Land Conversion System

Complete Māori Land Court Status Change Application Pack


Structured. Court-focused. Long-term protection.


This Conversion System is designed for owners seeking to convert general land to Māori freehold land under section 134 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.


Changing land status is not just a form exercise. It has long-term legal, governance, succession, and lending implications.


This system provides structured guidance to help you prepare properly before filing with the Māori Land Court.


It focuses on procedural realities, evidential requirements, and practical considerations that are often overlooked.


What’s Included


Conversion Guidebook (Updated January 2026)

Explains:


• The legal threshold under s 134 TTWMA

• Step-by-step conversion process

• Notification and evidential requirements

• Realistic timeframes (commonly 3–6 months)

• Common reasons applications are delayed

• Lending and banking implications

• Rating considerations

• What occurs if landowners later seek status reversion

• Strategic uses of conversion (papakāinga, protection from sale, succession planning)


Written in plain English, grounded in Māori land reality — not generic summaries.


Pre-Filled MLC Form 1 (Worked Example)

A realistic example showing structure, wording, and the level of detail expected by the Court.


Official MLC Form 1 (Current Version)

Clean Court form included for convenience.


Hui Documentation Templates


• Attendance Register

• Minutes Template for recording owner agreement


Structured to support transparency and evidential clarity when presenting owner support to the Court.


Who This Is For


✔ Owners wanting long-term protection of whenua

✔ Whānau planning papakāinga or development

✔ Trustees addressing fragmentation or succession issues

✔ Landowners seeking stronger intergenerational safeguards


Conversion decisions have long-term consequences. Preparing properly reduces avoidable delay and misunderstanding.


This system provides structured educational guidance and does not constitute legal representation.


Files are available for immediate download after purchase.

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