Filing the application You can file your completed application in person at any office of the Māori Land Court. If you choose to post the application, send it to the office for the district in which the land is situated.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
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)
If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Crown- owned land is, in effect, state-owned land. 3 An area of land reserved for a special purpose when land is subdivided. 4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor. 5 A document prepared and signed by a court, to give effect to a decision of a judge of that court. 6 A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
(g)(v) (bb) Determine the period to give effect to the licence or lease or occupation order 28 23.2 Trustee honorarium options 30 26.1 Determine year for initial trust review 35 Schedule 1 Trust Land and Trust Property: Corpus Land, Other Land and Other Property - review 36 Schedule 2 Proxy Voter Form (refer to paragraph 15.1(d) at page 18) – witness is to be a person twenty (20) years or older
(Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person.) 8 People who own land jointly.
(Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person.) 8 People who own land jointly.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Additional interests 7 7.3 If, after the constitution of this Trust, any additional Māori land interests are vested in the name of any person who has vested Māori land interests into this Trust, those additional interests shall be included as Trust Property of this Trust by application to the Court by the Registrar without notice to the Beneficiaries.
If there is no quorum, the meeting may not proceed. Māori Land Court 3.21 The trustees must advise the Māori Land Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting. 3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Mortgagor: A person (or persons) who owns land, or an interest in land, and gives a mortgage to a mortgagee as part of an agreement to lend the mortgagor money.
