Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIts purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Search results for "Status change from general land to maori application"
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsThe rapid pace of Treaty settlements has created challenges for the Tribunal, and the number of the applications in the Māori Land Court continues to rise as well.
Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
In Pātaka Whenua you can search and access Māori land information, make an enquiry and file an application from anywhere at any time.
2023 05 19 MoJ MLC Maori Land Update ver 1
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua May 2023 | Haratua 2023 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
The Māori Land Court has no power to stop this from happening.
MLC Form 21 Application for succession2
If those entitled to succeed do wish to vest the deceased’s interests in a whānau trust, please complete and attach to this application form 23 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. 20.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
Ngā Kaiwhakawā
Our judges
He has specialised in Māori legal issues including Māori land law, Treaty settlements, post-settlement governance advice for iwi groups, Waitangi Tribunal and general public law disputes and legislative development.
MLC 2017 Minute Book Abbreviations
Please note: This syntax differs from the Legal style guide for referencing a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
2. 321 Taitokerau MB 180 181 dated 19 August 2026
Te whakataunga Decision 321 Taitokerau MB 180 Under rule 6.9 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 this application is adjourned from hearing at 3.15 PM on 3 September 2026 at Whangārei and rescheduled to 2:00 PM, 3 September 2026 at Whangārei A copy of this minute is to be issued to the applicant and interested parties T K T A R Williams Kaiwhakawā 321 Taitokerau MB 181
Documents/Panui/2.-321-Taitokerau-MB-180-181-dated-19-August-2026.pdf (140 kb)
MLC Form 40 Occupation order
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).