For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
Documents/Panui/Panui-National-December-2025.pdf (2.4 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/5-11-Report-Published-2025-05-May.pdf (4 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2026-05-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (3.7 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2026-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (3.9 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)
Both trust types are
land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases,
general land owned by Māori).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Nau mai is about preparing to enter the marae. You can search for information about whenua and contact us for assistance.
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Our application process
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.
Located in:
Our application process
Apply to the court
Save the information you search for later use, including putting together whakapapa.
Located in:
Our application process
Apply to the court
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori
Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/2025-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)