The time and travel costs associated with attending a court sitting are removed when an application can be decided by a registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
Inquiry about delayed judgments If you are concerned about a delay in delivering a reserved judgment in the Māori Land Court in a case in which you have an interest (or are the legal representative for someone with an interest), an inquiry should be made to Chief Registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
Schedule Format The retention and disposal schedule spreadsheet (attached as Appendix 1) has the following fields: Reference number A number assigned to each disposal class, which may be used during implementation Record class The broad class of records Description A description of the record class, including some examples of the records described Court disposal action The disposal action to be taken by the court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The website also contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool that provides web based information on the current ownership and title information 1 for all Māori Land Court blocks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Ko tana kaupapa ko te whakahaere me te whakanui, te hāpai i ngā tikanga hei painga mō ngā whenua Māori korehere 1 o ngā whānau nō rātou nei te whenua. I whakatūria ngā kaporeihana Māori hei whakahaere i ngā poraka whenua, ā, ko tēnei hoki te kaupapa tauhokohoko o ngā whakahaeretanga whenua Māori katoa.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-tereo.pdf (949 kb)
The information in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves. 2 Māori reservation land Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1 may be set aside as a Māori reservation. Crown 2 land with historical, spiritual, or emotional significance to Māori can also be set aside.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Te roa o te tūnga kaitiaki Ka mau tonu te kaitiaki i taua tūnga kia whakahau rā anō te kōti, kua ea te wā ki a ia. Ka āhei anō te kaitiaki ki te rihaina i te wā e hiahia ana a ia, ā, mā te Kooti Whenua Māori rānei a ia e whakamutu mēnā ka rangona 1 He whenua ehara nō Māori, ehara nō te Karauna. 2 Ko te Kuini tonu te rangatira whai mana o Aotearoa hei tā te Karauna.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)
These are: • when the administration of an estate was granted by the High Court before 1 July 1993, or • when a person died before 1 July 1994 leaving a will dated before 1 July 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
E whai nei: • ko te whakahaere rawa i whakamanahia e te Kooti Teitei i mua i te 1 o Hōngongoi 1993. • i mate rānei he tangata i mua i te 1 o Hōngongoi 1994, ā, ko te wira nō mua kē i te 1 o Hōngongoi 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-tereo.pdf (1.2 mb)
