Discussion on Māori Governance
01 Feb 2013 | NewsApproximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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Other services/agencies
They administer Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, the governing legislation for Māori land, and provide the Whenua Māori Service to support Māori landowners to explore their aspirations and unlock the potential of their whenua.
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Application forms
You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
February 2024 Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 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 8th of November 2023, 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 inq...
Documents/Panui/February-2024-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (465 kb)
Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsLand interests remained in the name of my grandfather and my great-grandmother.
MLC Form 38 Application to add reduce replace or remove trustees 202104
Fee: $ 68.00 Page 5 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 38 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: Please tick to confirm the following Signed consents of trustees Notice of meeting given to beneficiaries or owners (eg written notification, public advertisement etc) Minutes of meeting consenting to replacement or addition of trustees MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which some or all o...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)
MLC Form 40 Occupation order
(state your full name), apply for an Occu- pation Order over the Māori freehold land or General Land owned by Māori named above as the site for a house.
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsWe await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
Panui April 2023
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
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Who we are
As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.