Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
Understanding of te ao Māori and application of tikanga Describe your experience within / understanding of te ao Māori, including its significance when applied in a whenua Māori context. Comment on how you apply that understanding to support the resolution of whenua Māori disputes.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 kb)
Whakapapa is crucial to succession for Māori because it underpins connections to whānau, tribal groups and whenua.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Do you want discretionary power included in your trust order to allow income to be applied to Māori community purposes?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
For the Māori Land Court, our focus is on being able to progress the successions as quickly as we can in order to update the lists of successors so that meetings of successors can be called.
Apply online Download the application form Supporting document: Order Template and Checklist - Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Tarati whenua tōpū Whenua tōpū trust A whenua tōpū trust is established for land that is for community use or for a hapū or iwi.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti Succession and Trust application forms External link Form 20: Certificate by administrator Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113 (PDF 85 kb) External link Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 919 kb) External link Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 216 kb) External link Form 23: Applica...
Another important part of the Court’s work was making succession orders. If an owner died, his or her heirs had to apply to be entered in the Court titles in the place of the deceased.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
NOTE: Where more than one order is involved, please provide details of other orders on a separate sheet.
