The Court worked by means of written applications filed in advance by Māori people, for example to have title to their land investigated, to have it partitioned, for relative ownerships to be determined, for equitable owners to be added to the title, and so forth.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
As for the need to develop special rules to govern this new role, if trustees were instead appointed there would be no need to develop new rules.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf. To submit a postal vote, the shareholder is required to send a notice about how their shares are to be voted to the person authorised to receive and count the votes.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
The family needs to apply to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court for that to happen
The family needs to apply to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court for that to happen
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
The deceased’s children or next in line to succeed can apply to succeed to the land instead.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Easements, apart from those granted to provide access to land, may be varied or cancelled on application to the MLC.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of November 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or se...
Documents/Panui/February-2024-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (465 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington October 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of August 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set d...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington March 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of January 2024, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set d...
