MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
In 1894 the Court was given jurisdiction to grant probate and letters of administration with respect to Māori people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
In 1894 the Court was given jurisdiction to grant probate and letters of administration with respect to Māori people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Māori Reservations that are set aside as a Marae are required to have a Charter agreed between the trustees and the people for whom the Marae is reserved.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
A swearing-in ceremony for Judge Milner was held at Poho-o- Rawiri Marae in Gisborne at the close of Matariki and he is now one of the resident judges for Te Tairāwhiti.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Includes records in the various registries known as estates files, wills files, probate files, letters of administration files, personal files, personalty files, war gratuities files A1, A2, A3, A5 3.2 Appointment of trustees records Records concerning the appointment of trustees for an individual with a disability.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
MARAE AND MĀORI COMMITTEES The relationships between marae and Māori committees with the trustees of a reservation vary within each area.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Trustees of pūtea trusts don’t have the power to vote.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
Note, though, that this total includes absent trustees, deceased trustees and resigning trustees who have not been replaced, or where the number of trustees has not been reduced by the Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Trustees of pūtea trusts do not have the power to vote.
Trustees of pūtea trusts do not have the power to vote.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees- and-forms What to file with your application You should file documents in support of your case. For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)