In 2003, realising that there was only one uncle and one aunty still alive, something needed to be done. After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the Māori Land Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the Māori Land Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).
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.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 125 AP-20260000008857 70(3)/93 98(9)(c)/93 Jacqui Bolton He utunga mai i te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a te kooti Payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund to Tamaki Legal regarding AP- 20230000027340 – Takapuwahia C2A2A (Appointment) (Service Provider: Tamaki Legal) 126 AP-20260000008863 40/93 98(9)(a)/93 Deputy Registrar He utunga mai i te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a te kooti Payment from the Māori...
Documents/Panui/MLC-November-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.9 mb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners will not be individualised.
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Nau mai is about preparing to enter the marae. You can search for information about whenua and contact us for assistance.
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.
