Before your application can be processed, you will need to pay the application fee.
As a trust, incorporation, or other entity subject to Māori land laws, you can apply for Māori Authority status from Inland Revenue (IR). For tax purposes, being a Māori Authority reduces your provisional tax rate from 33% to 17.5%.
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Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Ngā Tuku Whakatau a Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Judgment Delivery A guide to the process by which parties to proceedings before the court may obtain information about the status of any reserved decision, and for information relating to outstanding judgments.
Consideration of an application On receiving an application, the trustees can request further information.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Any changes agreed to at the meeting can be formalised by filing an application with the MLC to vary the trust order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 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/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
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).
