Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the family home on the land, or both.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 5 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu APPLICATION NUMBER: .............................................................................................................................................................
Blocks pending internal review In addition there is also a subset of blocks that are currently under review by the Court having been identified as part of ongoing bi-monthly data matching work between Land Information New Zealand and the Court.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Blocks pending internal review In addition there is also a subset of blocks that are currently under review by the Court having been identified as part of ongoing bi-monthly data matching work between Land Information New Zealand and the Court.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Unfortunately there are no reported decisions of the Court on the operation of subsection 14 in relation to subsection 12 so my comments are speculative.
The appointment of Dr Ruakere Hond as a Pūkenga to assist the court, under s 32A of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, provided the level of care required in the matter and one the Court is extremely grateful for.
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(c) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to cancel the above court and a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, the Kairēhita of the Te Waipounamu District Registry of the court.
Documents/Panui/3.-10-Te-Waipounamu-MB-89-dated-17-April-2026.pdf (100 kb)
AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 06-3490770 Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting M...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 12:00 PM AP-20250000011832 133/93 David Stoevelaar Waihaha 4 (Hurakia) Trust - Seek directions of the Court The Court may convene to make orders
(4) This form should be lodged with an application for confirmation of alienation on Form 25 or an application for vesting order on Form 30. MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (123 kb)
