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Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of MāoriLand or the combined partition of Māori and General Land
to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLandCourt:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLandCourt:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the MāoriLandCourt or Māori Appellate Court
nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.
TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLandCourt
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLandCourt (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māoriland.
Good governance is the key From the experiences of MāoriLandCourt Judges, good governance is the key to effective utilisation of Māoriland held in multiple ownership.
This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold
Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the
opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).