If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz Page 4 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 34 MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located SCHEDULE 1: MATTERS THAT MAY BE DEALT WITH BY ASSEMBLED OWNERS Section 172, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993: The assembled owners of any land may consider, and, where appropriate, pass resolutions concerning, any 1 or mo...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (143 kb)
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court. Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 11/14 -B1 I have not previously been removed as a trustee of any trust by the High Court under the Trustee Act 1956 or by the Māori Land Court under section 240 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993; I consent to my appointment as a trustee for the (enter name of tru...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Page 1 MLC 05/26 - 52A I Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Aotearoa The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO MŌ TĒTAHI TONO KI TE KAIURUPARE (KI RARO I TE TURE E KĪA NEI KO TE FAMILY PROTECTION ACT 1955, KI RARO RĀNEI I TE TURE E KĪA NEI KO TE LAW REFORM (TESTAMENTAR...
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
In your application you’ll need to provide: written consents of the trustees written consents of the beneficiaries evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land mu...
The legislation which enables us to perform our role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Act recognises the importance of whenua Māori as taonga-tuku-iho - of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua Download the fee remittal application form Application fees Ngā tono me te kore utu Applications without fees Application for Dispute Resolution Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession) An application under the Family Protection Act 1955 An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 Ngā tono $23 $23 applications Changing your name in the Māori Land Court r...
