Step 1 Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf Step 2 Call the relevant district Duty Registrar regarding your urgent application.
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)
Lawyers that are appointed by the Court’s own motion may: 8.1 Be a lawyer who a Judge considers meets the competency and experience criteria set out below; and 8.2 Be required to submit an estimate of costs, but are not required to submit a Special Aid application form. 5 There is no need to prove that civil legal aid has been applied for and has been refused, but applicants must address why civil legal aid or other funding avenues are not reasonably availa...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Before your application can be processed, you will need to pay the application fee.
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Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (95 kb)
If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant. This will assist the Court in dealing with the hearing and enable it to contact you over the hearing should the need arise.
This programme of work is on-going. Present day application records are (once concluded) filed both electronically by application number in the MLIS and physically on a closed application file by the last minute book reference associated with the application, or on the related Trust file (if the application related to a management structure) or by personality or estate file (if the application related to a succession) in the district registry offi...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
If you wish to oppose or take part in these proceedings, you must complete a notice of intention to appear (2 forms of notice are attached). You must file your notice of intention to appear in the Court, and also serve it on the applicant at the address for service given in the attached application, within 14 days after the date on which you are served with this notice. 3.
In it, we asked about your overall experience, how easy it is to apply using paper application forms or through Pātaka Whenua, the court hearing process and the court minutes and orders.
Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)
Fee: $408.00 Note: Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Where to obtain application forms Collect an application form from a Māori Land Court office or download from www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
