Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation, such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust or management committee, and may be made for a specified period.
To request an appointment at an upcoming paneke, submit an enquiry through Pātaka Whenua or contact your nearest office .
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).
Has the whāngai child already received an interest in Māori land from either of their birth parents?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.
Committee members must make an annual declaration of their interests and dealings at the end of each financial year.
Inquiry about delayed judgments If you are concerned about a delay in delivering a reserved judgment in the Māori Land Court in a case in which you have an interest (or are the legal representative for someone with an interest), an inquiry should be made to Chief Registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
While the Māori Land Court provides an essential service, the majority of its proceedings were not priority proceedings during Alert Level 4.
Where to obtain application forms Collect an application form from a Māori Land Court office or download from www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
You can use the ownership search option if you know either the owner name, owner ID, block name, block ID, block district, ownership category, ownership type, or a combination of these. An ownership search can also assist with locating applications that have been linked to an owner.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)
