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Our aim is to serve you better through these changes and new technology.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Trustees act on behalf of the whānau to manage the land interests and make decisions about the whenua.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)

This includes our annual Māori Land Update, detailed Māori land information, Māori land spatial data.

Located in:  The court record

The below tables provide a snapshot of information relating to the Māori Land Court caseload from June 2022 to May 2023.

Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)

The judge or registrar may issue an order giving the whāngai child the right to occupy a family home on the land, or to receive all or part of any income from the land interest, or both.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Both trust types are land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases, general land owned by Māori).

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)

Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-enquiry-v1-6.pdf (1.1 mb)

I nformation provided in all applications forms part of the Court's permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (365 kb)

Ngā Kaiwhakawā Our judges Meet our Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judge, and 12 regional judges.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

If the deceased did not leave a will, under the Act, their land will transfer as follows: • If the deceased had children, they receive equal shares of the deceased’s land interests

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)