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We recommend that you keep these documents in a safe place, as they will help you decide what steps to take going forward. Some examples of steps you may consider include: continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

Getting permission is important so water service providers can do their work and landowners know what is happening on their land.

Located in:  Māori land Disputes about Māori land

If you need more information or help gathering documents, you can try: Māori Land Court Information Services kaimahi in the district offices can answer your questions.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)

This will autofill in forms going forward, so you can more quickly complete applications.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.

You can contact them by: • email • telephone • making an enquiry through Pātaka Whenua • visiting your nearest district office The district offices details can be found on the Contact us page on the Māori Land Court website.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)

History of the Māori Land Court As a precursor to the current Court, a Native Land Commission was established by the Native Lands Act 1862.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

In other cases, the current owners were aware of the existence of ancient urupā on their land but preferred not to go through the formal process.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)

In this case, you can talk directly to the trustees about occupying or building on the land and they can approve your plans without court involvement, if the trust order allows it.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land