See the back page of this
factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
For information about the most common applications, go
online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply
Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has
details about the current ownership and title information¹ for
all MLC blocks. Go online to maorilandonline.govt.nz
Where to get an application form
You can get an application form from your nearest MLC
office.
The website also
contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool
that provides web based information on
the current ownership and title information 1
for all Māori Land Court blocks.
Where to obtain application forms
Collect an application form from a Māori
Land Court office or download from
www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
My marae are Muru Raupatu at Bell Block and Waikawa Marae near Picton. My tipuna were part of the diaspora of Taranaki Māori in the 19th century, finally settling on Aropaoa Island in Queen Charlotte Sound.
• Any revenue from the lease or licence
must be used as directed by the Māori
Land Court.
Please note that section 150A of the Act (as
amended by section 24 of Te Ture Whenua
Māori Amendment Act No. 16 2002) requires
any lease for longer than 52 years to have
the consent of at least half the beneficial
owners of the land and the approval of the
Māori Land Court.
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Changes to a reservation after it has
been gazetted
After a Māori reservation has been gazetted,...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
July 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 13th of May 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or report...
The Māori Land Court Customer Journey
Nau mai – This is where we prepare to receive manuhiri, and where information sharing
takes place. Are we giving the right information, are we directing visitors to the right
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori Kaimahi
The Ministry of Justice provides operational and administrative support to the Judiciary.
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.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP4 12:00 PM AP-20230000025491 231/93 Hazel Aroha
Abraham
Matata Parish Lot 72B4 Ahuwhenua
Trust 34769 and Matata Parish 72B
1A2 B2 Ahuwhenua Trust 34641 -
Review of Trusts, Variation of Trusts
and Enforcement of obligations of
the Trusts
If any named beneficiary’s right to succeed under section 108(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 is not
evident from his or her relationship to the deceased, explain how the beneficiary qualifies under that section:
[specify]:_________________________________________________________________________________________
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