Submitting an application v1 6
The forms are available to print via the Māori Land Court website. A link to this is also provided in the banner shown above the selection box.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
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Search for a block v1 6
Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
August 2026 Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar 20260624
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington Ākuhata | August 2026 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 June 2026, 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...
Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar October 2026
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington Oketopa | October 2026 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 12th of August 2026, 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 s...
Documents/Panui/Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-October-2026.pdf (552 kb)
March 2024 Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar 20240119
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 down for...
MLC Form 38 Application to add reduce replace or remove trustees 202104
(Address to which documents or correspondence in connection with the application can be posted or delivered) Phone Number(s): Home: Work: Mobile: Email Address: NOTE: Information 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-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (299 kb)
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.
Discussion on the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts
01 Feb 2012 | NewsTrustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA): past, present and future
20 Jan 2021 | NewsThe Māori Land Court In 2003, the Minister of Māori Affairs applied to the Māori Land Court for an inquiry pursuant to s 29 TTWMA as to successors to the four remaining SILNA blocks.
Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar September 2026
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington Hepetema | September 2026 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 July 2026, 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 s...