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You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

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Māori Land Court user survey | Te uiuinga kiritaki o Te Kooti Whenua Māori Recently we completed the �rst Māori Land Court User Survey.

Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)

As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.

Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-40-Occupation-order.pdf (446 kb)

“The launch of Pātaka Whenua is a huge milestone for Te Kooti Whenua Māori,” says Māori Land Court Pae Matua Steve Gunson.

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Associate Minister of Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta announced the appointment of Chief Judge Fox as the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.

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Page 1 MLC 05/26 - 52B I Te Kooti Pīra Māori o Aotearoa The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO MŌ TĒTAHI TONO PĪRA KIA WHAKAHĒ I TE WHAKATAUNGA A TE KŌMITI (MĀORI PLANT VARIETIES COMMITTEE) KI RARO I TE TURE E KĪA NEI KO TE PLANT VARIETY RIGH...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-52B-Notice-of-appeal-against-decision-of-Maori-Plant-Varieties-Committee-under-Plant-Variety-Rights-Act-2022.pdf (170 kb)

Fee: $68 Note Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court's permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (311 kb)

Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-26-Exemption.pdf (79 kb)

S315 - masters APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315 In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District APPLICATION is hereby made for an easement laying out access as shown on the plan filed herewith over the land known as being: (a) Maori freehold land; or (b) European land that ceased to be Maori Land on or after 15 December 1913; or...

Uploads/S315-Appln-for-an-Easement.pdf (11 kb)