During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
(state full name), apply to:
Appoint 1 or more new trustees as listed in the Schedule (under section(s) 239 and/or 338(7)); or
Remove 1 of more existing trustees who have resigned, retired or are deceased (under sections(s) 239
and/or 338(7)); or
Remove 1 or more trustees for other reasons (under section 240).
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Request for fee waiver, reduction or refund
Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013, Regulation 7(1)(a)
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What is this document for?
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 263 kb)
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 370 kb)
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 371 kb)
Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession)
Rule 12.3, Section 214
(PDF&...
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
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