The “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales, long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and occupation orders.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
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/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
Documents/5-11-reports/5-11-Report-Published-2025-05-May.pdf (4 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/0108423-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-March-2023-FINAL1.pdf (714 kb)
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.
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/0525724-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-July-2024-web.pdf (880 kb)
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-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)
Our team committed many hours of overtime to entering new applications into Pātaka Whenua and progressing applications towards resolution.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Our Act provides various safeguards to ensure that Māori land may only be transferred by court order following an application to succeed, gift, or sell to the PCA. Ownership interests can only be transferred outside of the PCA if members of the PCA decline to apply for those interests.
