Please ask your local Māori
Land Court office about this fee.
The Court hearing
The vesting order application will be
considered at a Māori Land Court hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2026-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (3.5 mb)
Also,
remedies available to the Māori Land Court have been expanded.
Benefits The Māori Land Court is better placed to assess the cultural
implications of how interests in Māori land should be dealt with.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)
Establishing a Māori
reservation
Applying to the Māori Land Court
An application must be made to the Māori
Land Court to establish a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2026-05-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (3.7 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2026-05-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-v2.pdf (3.7 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2026-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (3.9 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2025-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (4.2 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/5-11-Report-Published-2025-05-May.pdf (4 mb)