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Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land

Apply online Download the application form If you or any other party breach the terms of a lease, the matter can be heard by a judge.

Located in: Māori land Use your land

Maori Land Court Recusal Guidelines

Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

Banking Practice Note

Authority and Instruction form: A prescribed form which authorises and instructs a lawyer to take certain actions on behalf of the landowners such as registering a mortgage.

Documents/Practice-notes/Banking-Practice-Note.pdf (204 kb)

The cost for this application is $22. Apply online Download the application form Succession and whāngai Whāngai is a Māori custom where a child is raised by someone other than their birth parents – in many cases, by a blood relative.

Located in: Māori land Becoming a landowner

Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō kaporeihana whenua
Review or change an incorporation

Apply online Download the application form Ngā kaitiaki me ngā mema rānei o te komiti whakahaere Trustees and committee members Read about the role and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.

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MLC incorporations english

If the Māori Land Court is satisfied with the application, it will issue an order of incorporation and appoint the initial committee of management.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

MLC incorporations english

If the Māori Land Court is satisfied with the application, it will issue an order of incorporation and appoint the initial committee of management.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)