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The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.

Trustees to be added are: Names of Trustees Address 4.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (204 kb)

If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)

1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) H...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)

If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)

Ka tīmata aunoa te tikiake i te pūrongo ki te wāhi tikiake taunoa o tō rorohiko/pūrere. Tōna tikanga, ko tō kōnae Download tēnei.

How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Download-a-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1-6-Maori-web.pdf (2.7 mb)

Frustrations have arisen in the utilisation of the land as the estate’s trustees have been unable to make distributions to the beneficiaries (of whom seven are now deceased) without giving some a greater benefit than others.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Good governance is the key From the experiences of Māori Land Court Judges, good governance is the key to effective utilisation of Māori land held in multiple ownership.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Where the urupā is not to consist of the whole block of land, the plan needs to show the siting of the urupā as accurately as possible on the block.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

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.