(ii) Will - the original or a copy certified as a true copy by a solicitor or Trustee Company must be supplied where the Grant of Administration does not contain a copy.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
Fee: $ 228.00 NOTE: Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (93 kb)
It is tūrangawaewae – the place where we come from, the place we belong to, the place we stand. As a court of record, the Māori Land Court is responsible for ensuring the accurate documenta- tion of Māori land succession and management.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Application fees Ngā tono me te kore utu Applications without fees Application for Dispute Resolution Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession) An application under the Family Protection Act 1955 An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 Ngā tono $23 $23 applications Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record Noting of mortgages, leases, licenses or other land use agreements by a registrar Confirmation of an alie...
It uses mediation guided by tikanga to support trustees, landowners, and whānau to work through issues together.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
In this order, all things were seen to come from the gods and the ancestors as recorded in whakapapa. There are at least two classes of land rights – the right of the community associated with the land, and the use rights of individuals or families.1 Where have we come from: On the 17th of October 1877, Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast’s statements when delivering judgment in the case of Wi Parata v The Bishop of Wellington ruled that the courts lacked the ability to c...
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
You can contact any office of the court to seek copies; however, if these are not available in the court’s document management system, you will need to contact the office in which those records are located so they can review the physical file and where possible copy the physical record.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land.
Te uru ki te pūkete puka Access the physical record Read about the records that are available to view in hard copy.
Now, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show there is a sufficient degree of support for the proposal, and that sufficient notice of the proposal has been given. Recording dividends There is a new requirement on incorporations to record the details of dividends paid to shareholders.
