MOJ0217.1E OCT21 Maori Land Trusts
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
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MOJ0217.4E OCT21 Maori Reservations
A judge can then make a court order to set the land aside as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
MLC Form 13 Notice appeal
This form should not be used if the decision or determination of the Māori Land Court is an interim or preliminary decision in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
MLC 2017 Minute Book Abbreviations
When requesting minutes (or orders generated from those minutes) it is important to use the syntax adopted by the Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
MLC Form 37 Constitute Ahu Whenua Trust
We produce our own draft order; OR YES NO We wish to use the Court’s standard trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
MLC Form 21 Application for succession2
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)
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Application forms
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.
Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
Can Māori land trusts still apply to the Māori Land Court for direction Yes. Two sections of the Trustee Act 1956 that were used from time to time by Māori land trusts have been carried over to the new Trusts Act: • Trustees may apply to the Māori Land Court for directions about the trust property or the use of their powers or functions.1 • The Māori Land Court may relieve a trustee from personal liability if they have acted honestly and reasonably and ought to b...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIts purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
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.