1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2024 | Hune 2024 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2024.pdf (349 kb)
14. Where the title to the land is held by a Māori land trust or a Māori Incorporation, the mortgage has to be sent to the Māori Land Court’s Registrar for noting (ss 150A and 150B of the Act).
This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (263 kb)
If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (113 kb)
Before being appointed to the Māori Land Court, Judge Damian Stone was the Managing Partner of Kāhui Legal, a specialist Māori law firm.
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).
Applications is one of a series of Māori Land Court pamphlets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters. 2 Gathering information If you need information to complete your application, staff of the Māori Land Court are available to provide assistance.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
After 15 or so years as a corporate lawyer, you can imagine my surprise to have the opportunity to join the Māori Land Court.
Our aim is to serve you better through these changes and new technology.
The Māori Land Court has no power to stop this from happening.
