MLC Form 30 Vesting order
Grounds for application: I am a party to a contract or arrangement relating to the proposed transfer; or I am the transferor/donor of the land or interest; or I am a trustee for a person entitled to the land or interest 3.
Search results for "General land to Maori land"
MLC Form 33 Confirmation of resolution
This form should be used to seek Court confirmation of a resolution passed at a property called meeting of Assembled Owners under section 173 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (167 kb)
MLC Form 25 Confirmation alienation
Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of Māori Land; or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer Māori Land by way of sale or gift.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (188 kb)
Factsheet Simple and uncontested succession applications web version
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Discussion on leases and licenses over Māori Reservation land
01 Apr 2012 | NewsJudge Stephanie Milroy discusses leases and licenses over Māori Reservation land and papakāinga.
The Covid Response
04 Jun 2020 | NewsJudge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abridged Speech for the Māori Graduation Ceremony at Te Herenga Waka Marae
16 Aug 2019 | NewsI am the 114th Judge of the Maori Land Court. But, of course, I am not the first graduate from this university to be appointed to the Maori Land Court bench.
Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
A Guide to Māori Land Court minute book abbreviations . He aratohu kia mārama ai ki ngā kupu o Te Kooti Whenua Māori Guide to understand the terms used in the Māori Land Court For more information on the legal terms used in the Māori Land Court click here .
Te whakawhiti whenua
Transferring land
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
MLC Form 98L Application for dispute resolution April 202104
Use this form when you want to apply for an out of court tikanga-based dispute resolution service to help resolve issues concerning Māori land.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (638 kb)