From its beginnings as a mechanism that enabled the acquisition by Pākehā of huge tracts of Māori land, the Court has continued to evolve to the present day when it enables and assists with the retention and utilisation of Māori land by its owners, whānau and hapū.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules). 3. This practice note applies to the use of the Special Aid Fund by the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court (Court).
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Is this partition intended to be a hapū partition in terms of sections 301 to 304 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act? Yes No 6. Is the land vested in a trust or body corporate, or subject to Part 2 of the Māori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989 (Māori land development)?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
the right to appear te mōtika kia tae ā-tinana third party hunga kē threshold has been met kua tau ki te taupae threshold test whakamātautau taupae tight timeframes angawā whāiti traditional tuku iho transcript tuhinga kape kōrero transfer /transferred whakawhiti 10 share hea shareholder kaipupuri hea shareholding pānga hea signing waitohutanga / hainatanga significant and irreversible prejudice tino whakahāweatanga putanga kore site visit takahi whenua sitting noho...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt@govt.nz HE PUKA WHAKAAETANGA KIA TUKUNA ATU NGĀ PĀNGA WHENUA MĀORI KI TĒTAHI TARATI CONSENT FORM TO VEST MĀORI LAND SHARES INTO A TRUST For more information visit www.māorilandcourt@govt.nz Your Full Legal Name: CONTACT DETAILS Contact Address: (Address to which documents or correspondence in connection with the application can be posted or delivered) Phone Number(s) and Email Address: Home: Work: Mobile: Email Addre...
Documents/Forms/FINAL_MLC-Consent-form-to-vest-shares-into-a-trust.pdf (575 kb)
Chief Judge Dr Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 20254 Connecting to whānau and whenua The Māori Land Court is New Zealand’s oldest and longest-established specialist court, distinguished as the world’s only indigenous land court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust order...
This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.
Exporting Memorial Schedule Step 2 Next, click on the “Memorial schedule report” button.
Click through the headings to find the ownership documents, other documents, LINZ details and details about Memorial schedules for each block of land. māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
