The assets of the trust are vested12 in the custodian trustee where one is appointed. They are not responsible for administering the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet). Applications is one of a series of Māori Land Court pamphlets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters. 2 Gathering information If you need information to complete your application, staff of the Māori Land Court are available to provide assistance....
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If there is insuffici...
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If there is insuffic...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of April providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
It may be necessary to hold more than one hui to get the level of support you need. We will check the level of support for your application once you have applied to the court.
Details for the hui are: Whenua: Otonga 3 Date: Saturday 16 August 2025 Time: 2PM Chatham Islands time (1.15PM New Zealand time) Venue: The Den Norman Memorial Reserve Chatham Islands Proposed resolution: T he Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided. One title would represent the totality of the shares currently held by the Seymour whanau (32.21252 shares) to be vested in (Ph...
By default, if you haven’t changed it to a customised one, then your Username would be your email without the “domain”.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Forgot-Password-Guide-v1.pdf (349 kb)
The Māori Land Court is one of the oldest courts in New Zealand and the work it does is central to the fabric of the Māori community, and the Māori economy.”
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 3 The Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate 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 NOTICE OF APPLICATION SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER: (Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person or other matter in respect of which the application is...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (107 kb)
