Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal Media Guidelines
The Chief Judge or Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court may make statements affecting the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
The Chief Judge or Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court may make statements affecting the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
The spouse/partner* desires to exercise their right to occupy the principal family home on [name of block(s) on which dwelling is located].____________________________________________________________________________ The spouse/partner* desires to give up in writing their right to occupy the principal family home on the land (written consent to giving up of right attached).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (216 kb)
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
Alienation is when landowners grant certain rights of their land to another person. For example, selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights; leasing land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent (and other conditions); mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 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)
Leasehold title: A land title giving the person(s) listed a limited set of rights in the land in question (such as a right to occupy or utilise the land) for a fixed period of time.
For example: selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights, leasing land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent (and other conditions), mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of the Act).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
For example: selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights, leasing land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent (and other conditions), mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of the Act).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)