To acknowledge their contributions and share our work over the past year, we are excited to document our progress in the pages that follow.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
It was because of you that I became involved in the initiative of Te Kura Rōia and formed close bonds with colleagues that shared similar visions, and who have come here today.
the right to appear te mōtika kia tae ā-tinana third party hunga kē threshold has been met kua tau ki te taupae threshold test whakamātautau taupae tight timeframes angawā whāiti traditional tuku iho transcript tuhinga kape kōrero transfer /transferred whakawhiti 10 share hea shareholder kaipupuri hea shareholding pānga hea signing waitohutanga / hainatanga significant and irreversible prejudice tino whakahāweatanga putanga kore site visit takahi whenua sittin...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.
Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua Care for the land, care for the people, go forward Like the marae, Tū Atu is when manuhiri and hau kainga share kai (food). This action takes manuhiri from the state of sacredness to ordinary and is an expression of the hospitality and generosity of the hau kainga.
Apologies from people who could not attend, their contact details, and number of interests or shares they have (if any). A summary of the discussions and any decisions made at the hui.
Generally speaking, where next of kin die before the person from whom succession is sought, the children of the next of kin are entitled to the share they would have received had they survived the deceased. 4 Will The original will or a copy certified as a true copy by a solicitor or trustee company must be supplied.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (617 kb)
The beneficiaries hold their individual shares in the land as beneficial owners. 16 The traditional Māori tribal hierarchy and social order made up of hapū (kin groups) and whānau (family groups), having a founding ancestor and territorial (tribal) boundaries. 5 6 Applying to the trustees Anyone who wants to promote or run an activity on a reservation must write to the trustees stating: • the full name and address of the applicant • the activity • the area of land and th...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
