An application to the Māori Land Court needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is shown on the form.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
It was not until October 2010 that the final Court case was completed. By that time the various applications and Court cases had been running for over six years, until they were finally concluded in our favour.
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)
Training for trustees Training for trustees is a significant issue for the Court. In many instances the Court must choose between appointing inexperienced trustees to manage land or making no appointments at all.
Currently under the Act it is not possible to appoint a trustee or trustees to administer land in such circumstances because the Court is required to be satisfied that the owners “have had sufficient notice of the application and sufficient opportunity to discuss and consider it” per s 215(4)(a).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
(f) The mediation (regardless of whether the mediator is appointed by the parties or the Court) will be held in accordance with the Māori Land Court mediation process, rules and/or protocols as set out in Part 3A of the Act and by any specific rules of the Māori Land Court for conducting mediations.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
I am very pleased to announce the Hon Tama Potaka, Minister for Māori Development, has confirmed the appointment of a Deputy Chief Judge and the appointment of a new Judge to our Court.
If your trust application is considered simple and uncontested, it can be handled by a registrar and will not require a formal court sitting.
If you want to make an application to the Māori Land Court or you have an application already in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can apply to use the dispute resolution service to attempt to settle the dispute outside of a court sitting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
