Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fi...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fi...
http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/legislation-decisions/
http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/legislation-decisions/
http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/
MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017. PAGE 6 of 12
Abbreviations
What follows are the abbreviations in use by the
Māori Land Court which is listed by District Office.
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2026
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 April 2026, 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 inquiry or report...
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2026
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 April 2026, 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 inquiry or report...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 7 10:30 AM AP-20230000021386
A20230008422
40A/93 Marilyn Lorraine
Stephens
Motairehe 1 Marae - Enforcement of
obligations of Marae trust – Judicial
settlement conference
SP 8 10:30 AM AP-20230000029581 40A/93 Marilyn Lorraine
Stephens
Motairehe 1 Marae - Injunction
Prohibiting any person, where
proceedings are pending before the
Court or the Chief Judge, from
dealing with or doing any injury to
any property that is the subject-
matter...
Judge Milner is well-versed in the work of both the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal through his extensive work representing land owners and claimant groups in both jurisdictions, alongside his work in Treaty settlement negotiations and experience in resource management, intellectual property and Marine and Coastal Area cases. This is also a return to the Court and Tribunal for Judge Milner, who worked early in his career as a Research Counsel for the Māori Land Court and as an Assi...
Documents that are not included in the public record include:
will files (original wills with probate orders made by the Māori Land Court)
personal files (original grants of administration made by the Māori Land Court or files which deal with personal property in addition to Māori land)
adoption files (where an adoption was granted by the Māori Land Court)
any document or record that, due to its age and condition, can no longer be safely handled
any document or record that has been...
