What do I need to do? Contact your trust about an occupation license or lease. Before applying to the Māori Land Court for an occupation order, you will need consent from the other owners of the land, and if applicable, from trustees or the management committee of the Māori incorporation over the land.
The Māori Land Court has had a controversial history.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
To do so, the Māori Land Court must be a truly Māori Court, where people are engaged respectfully and in a culturally appropriate way.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 9:00 AM AP-20230000025259 A20220002009 241/93 67/93 Margaret Menehira He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Nora Menehira Whānau Trust Nora Menehira Whānau Trust - Partial termination of trust The Court may convene to make orders SP3 9:00 AM AP-20230000033668 231/93 67/93 Margaret Menehira He arotakenga i te Nora Menehira Whānau Trust Nora Menehira...
I nformation provided in all applications forms part of the Court's permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (365 kb)
Judges Savage and Harvey On 24 February 2023, the Māori Land Court held a special sitting in Waiariki to recognise the retirement of his Honour Judge Patrick Savage from the Māori Land Court, and the departure of the Honourable Justice Dr Layne Harvey from the Māori Land Court to the High Court bench.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
ORDER DECLARING TRUSTS This is the Court order created by the Māori Land Court that sets out all the terms of a trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Rotorua At Rotorua | Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua | Or Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 | Passcode: 024235 Monday, 7 October 2024 Deputy Chief Judge, C T Coxhead Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/15.-Waiariki-Special-7-October-2024.pdf (135 kb)
