Succession to Māori land is intimately tied up with identity and whakapapa and thus adoption records may be essential to an application for succession.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
For office contact details, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms If you prefer your application is decided in court by a judge, tick that option on the application form.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)
For office contact details, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms If you prefer your application be decided in court by a judge, tick that option on the application form.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
This form is designed to be generic and allow for different types of application under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (118 kb)
The application to the Court The application was not contentious, however there were two issues for the Court to determine: (1) The area of land had no LINZ title, nor any current title in the Court’s records.
For office contact details, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms You can also find out more online at www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/disputes When we roll out our new technology system, you will be able to make this application online via the Māori Land Court website.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
The Court worked by means of written applications filed in advance by Māori people, for example to have title to their land investigated, to have it partitioned, for relative ownerships to be determined, for equitable owners to be added to the title, and so forth.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
