...applicable) Consents to succession by whāngai (where applicable) Minutes of meeting agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (where applicable) Completed Whānau Trust form and draft Trust order (where applicable) Notes to assist applicants MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to a land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 33 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some of all of the land is located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu SUBJECT OF APPLICATION .......................................................................................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (179 kb)
If you’re making a whenua timeline you can access historical information of that whenua as recorded in the Māori Land Court (or our predecessor, the Native Land Court).
The Māori Land Court has no power to stop this from happening.
Please provide an address if this venue is not a Māori Land Court location. MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications may be lodged in the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (714 kb)
Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 40 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (Please select the Māori Land Court District in which the land is located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu BLOCK(S): (State name and block number of land, Mäori incorporation, person or other matter in respect of which the application is made) .........................................
PREFERRED PLACE OF HEARING: SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT Dated: / / Witness: (Signature) Full name: Occupation or qualification: Address of Witness: MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, Friday 23rd January 2026.
Alternatively, the applications can be posted to: Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Registry CJESP Building, Level 1, 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011 All SILNA hearings are heard in the Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court, Christchurch.
