MLC applications english
More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Some trusts and incorporations also provide financial assistance through grants and scholarships.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post. Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
Currently, the land is effectively held in trust until the owners can receive the land. There are 308 original owners.
In the recent High Court decision of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General [2022] NZHC 843, there was considerable discussion of tikanga Māori in the context of who exercised mana whenua where the following were found; - Tikanga Māori is a source of broadly shared core values (tāhuhu) that may inform the development of the law and in some contexts is law
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP20 12:15 PM AP-20250000006433 241/93 Kapiere Whanau Trust He whakamutunga atu i te Kapiere Whānau Trust Termination of the Kapiere Whānau Trust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 11:00 AM A20210005536 AP-20230000019778 231/93 238/93 240/93 Rangitiaho Rau Deidre Tupaea Opuatia 9C2B2, Opuatia 9C 3B & Opuatia 15A blocks (Pakau Trust) - Review of Trust, Jurisdiction of Court, Enforcement of Obligations of Trust and Removal of trustee
Documents/Panui/38.-Waikato-Maniapoto-23-April-2026.pdf (123 kb)