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An ahu whenua trust: holds the trustees legally responsible for the management of the land, and uses a Māori Land Court-approved trust order, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees and beneficial owners.

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Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

If you’ve been dealing directly with a Māori Land Court staff member, we suggest you get in touch with them first.

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Te ū Adherence You must act lawfully and for a: Māori land trust, you must act in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the trust order Māori Incorporation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994 Māori Reservation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 Tōkeketanga Impartiality You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries with t...

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This form is used to apply to the Māori Appellate Court for leave to appeal a decision after the time limit for filing an appeal has expired, in accordance with section 58(3) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 8.14(2) of the Māori Land Court Amendment Rules 2026.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-12A-Application-for-leave-to-appeal-out-of-time.pdf (113 kb)

This form should not be used to appeal against a final decision or determination of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (83 kb)

Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tō...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)

NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)