Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māor...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māor...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Kaikohe From: Kaikohe, at Ngawha Innovation & Enterprise Park, 5449A State Highway 12, Kaikohe 0405: 10:00AM, Tuesday, 15 July 2025 To: Kaikohe, at Ngawha Innovation & Enterprise Park, 5449A State Highway 12, Kaikohe 0405: 10:00AM, Tuesday, 29 July 2025 These changes have occurred due to the unavailability of Judge W W Isaac on the dates set out above This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011...
Documents/Panui/291-Taitokerau-MB-186-dated-28-May-2025.pdf (109 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.
Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are very happy to release the first Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023.
The Māori Land Court has no power to stop this from happening.
A whenua tōpū trust can also hold non-land assets, such as houses, vehicles, or general land interests.
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
Apply to appeal a decision in Pātaka Whenua Download the application form Me tono mō tētahi arotake ā-ture mai i Te Kooti Teitei Apply for a judicial review from the High Court If you disagree with a Māori Land Court or the Māori Appellate Court decision, you’re entitled to seek judicial review from the High Court of New Zealand.
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
