MLC Document A1 request waiver
You may use this document to request a waiver, reduction, or refund of the fee prescribed for an application before the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court under the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
You may use this document to request a waiver, reduction, or refund of the fee prescribed for an application before the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court under the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
There is, I think, a lesson in that. Māori Land Court Judges The Māori Land Court bench at present is made up of thirteen judges.
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not....
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
Please provide an address if this venue is not a Māori Land Court location. MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications may be lodged in the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (714 kb)
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.
Not all Māori land has legal access and adding access points will usually require permissions and consents.
Water services application types Appeals to Māori Land Court - for issues about access to Māori land to work on water infrastructure This kind of appeal is different from appealing orders made by the Māori Land Court.
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, Friday 23rd January 2026.