It is the Native Land Court (it became the ‘Māori’ Land Court in 1947) which has been a constant factor, and it is the Court which gives the subject of Māori land law its coherence and thematic unity.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
The Māori Land Court (formerly the Native Land Court) has existed since 1865 and the Māori Appellate Court (formerly the Native Appellate Court) since 1894.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
File the application at the Māori Land court office in the district where the land is located. 11 The Māori Land Court will contact you.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
File the application at the Māori Land court office in the district where the land is located. 11 The Māori Land Court will contact you.
The Māori incorporation may ask the Court to declare additional land to be corpus 11 land instead of investment land.
The Māori incorporation may ask the Court to declare additional land to be corpus 11 land instead of investment land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
(Regulation 7 Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013). Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Assets the Māori Land Court deals with In most cases, succession applications can be dealt with by the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Assets the Māori Land Court deals with In most cases, succession applications can be dealt with by the Māori Land Court.
