If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased and additional interests have been located after a succession order has already been made, you can use this form to seek a further order under section 118(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22A-Application-for-succession-additional-interests.pdf (867 kb)
SP9 10:30 AM AP-20250000001871 173/93 Shelly Puohotaua Rakato B - Summon a meeting of owners to dissolve both trusts - Rakato B Trust and Part Rakato B Māori Reservation Judicial Conference.
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.
This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The funding is for clean-up of sediment & debris, where mahi has already been completed (either by owners or by contractors) and for any similar mahi to be completed in the future.
Judge Milner is well-versed in the work of both the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal through his extensive work representing land owners and claimant groups in both jurisdictions, alongside his work in Treaty settlement negotiations and experience in resource management, intellectual property and Marine and Coastal Area cases.
I apply for the determination of a life tenancy in respect of the lands described in the schedule. I apply for transmission by way of survivorship in the land described in the schedule.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (311 kb)
Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
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)
We are a unique institution, the only indigenous land court in the world. Our key purpose is to promote the retention of whenua Māori in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and hapū.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
