Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
We also made improvements later in the court process, deploying additional resources to complete and distrib- ute court orders reducing the number of outstanding orders by more than half.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.
This may arise out of beneficial interests in a trust or incorporation, current commercial or business activities, financial investments (including shareholding in public or private companies), or membership or involvement with educational, charitable or other community organisations that may be interested in the litigation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Māori Land Court judges have discretion to use these standard documents and templates, with or without amendment.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf (823 kb)
MARINE PARADE, BOX 100, WAIROA. 7/12/35 Tairāwhiti 42953 Proprietors of Tawapata South 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 7/21/67 Te Waipounamu 69640 Proprietors of Te Rauone Incorporation PERPETUAL TRUST, P O BOX 3845, WELLINGTON 8/7/73 Tairāwhiti 42965 Proprietors of Te Whakaari 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 12/9/70 Te Waipounamu 39047 Proprietors of the Rowallan Alton Incorporation SECRETARY D.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
The Native Land Act 1909 gave the Court a power to make adoption orders, but this jurisdiction was transferred to the Magistrate’s Court by the Adoption Act of 1955.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
