MLC Form 13 Notice appeal
This form should not be used if the decision or determination of the Māori Land Court is an interim or preliminary decision in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
This form should not be used if the decision or determination of the Māori Land Court is an interim or preliminary decision in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
MĀORI LAND COURT JUDGMENT DELIVERY Judgment delivery expectations All judges of the Māori Land Court aim to deliver decisions as promptly as possible.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
I / We seek financial assistance from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund for the following purposes.
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, 9 January 2026.
The Minister’s media release can be read here Judge Craig Coxhead and Nathan Milner newest Māori Land Court appointments | Beehive.govt.nz.
The Māori Land Court is New Zealand’s oldest and longest established specialist court.
Te Rā Tū, the new Tairāwhiti Māori Land Court opened in November, with some 100 people gathering for the official event.
This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)
Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.