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The modern Māori Land Court exists in an environment that is significantly different to that in which was created on 30 October 1865 by the General Assembly of the New Zealand Colony under the Native Lands Act 1865.

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Kia mōhio, ka taea te whakamahi te General Form of Application ki te kore tō tono e hāngai ki ngā momo e whakaaturia ana.

How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Submitting-an-application-v1-6-Maori-web.pdf (3.8 mb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20260000011359 19(1)(a)/93 Whawhakanga 1B Ahu Whenua Trust Whawhakanga 1B Ahu Whenua Trust - Injunction (heard as a Judicial Conference) SP2 10:00 AM AP-20260000012464 18(1)(a)/93 Whawhakanga 1B Ahu Whenua Trust Whawhakanga 1B – General jurisdiction to hear any claim of trust property (heard as a Judicial Conference)

Documents/Panui/25.-Takitimu-25-September-2026.pdf (110 kb)

Note Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court's permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-53-Special-aid.pdf (183 kb)

I went on to discover however that at the time those succession applications were made, various Māori land interests had not been identified by the Court and were not included in the 1967 orders.

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Different spelling of names: landowners often have more than one name, and not all of those names may have been known when the initial application was submitted. Other succession decisions: a succession applicant might inherit more land interests from another whānau member after the initial application has been decided.

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Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Whangārei in Chambers Present: M P Armstrong, Judge V Rakete, Court Taker Date: 31 July 2024 Application No: AP-20240000007190 Subject: Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting Dates Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 October and November Taitokerau District court sitting dates for Kaitaia and Kaikohe, that...

Documents/Panui/6.-275-Taitokerau-MB-175.pdf (130 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Hamilton Te hunga kooti i reira: Present R P Mullins, Te Kaiwhakawā C Wilson, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 29 Mei 2026 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20250000005930 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto Rescheduling of Waikato-Maniapoto court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b)...

Documents/Panui/5.-297-Waikato-Maniapoto-MB-258-dated-29-May-2026.pdf (112 kb)

There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)