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04 Jun 2020 | NewsIn the interim, the judiciary will continue to have the discretion to set applications down for special hearings to progress the many applications that are waiting for resolution.
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MLC 2017 Minute Book Abbreviations
Prior to its integration into the Department for Courts and Ministry of Justice, the Māori Land Court was part of a section within the Department of Māori Affairs (often referred to as the court section).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Factsheet Dispute resolution service web version
Dispute resolution service Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 What do I need to do? If you want to make an application to the Māori Land Court or you have an application already in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can apply to use the dispute resolution service to attempt to settle the dispute outside of a court sitting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
MLC Form 39 Application for a partition
NOTE: An applicant may seek a preliminary hearing by the Court as to the merits of partition before obtaining a valuation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)
Factsheet Legislative changes affecting trusts
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to the Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
2024 08 31 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 August 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31 August 2024, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications...
Detailed list of fee changes
Tirohia ngā taipitipito kei raro iho nei. From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
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.
Factsheet Simple and uncontested succession applications web version
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application.
Submitting an application v1 6
The forms are available to print via the Māori Land Court website.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)