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Te Tāhū o te Ture Ministry of Justice The Māori Land Court is a business unit within the Ministry of Justice.

Located in:  Who we are

Ki tōku whanaunga nō Te Whānau-a-Apanui. E ngā Taitamawāhine o te Tai Rāwhiti.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Your ap lication may be determined by a Registrar if it is simple and ncontested, as described in section 235A of Te Ture Whenua Māori A 1993. If your application is determined by a Registrar, you will ot need to attend court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (225 kb)

Understanding of te ao Māori and application of tikanga Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te whakahaere whenua Māori Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge C1.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)

Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.  Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Located in:  Māori land

Tō Mātou Koronga Ko tō mātou koronga ko te whakatairanga me te whai huarahi kia noho whenua Māori tonu te whenua i raro i te mana o te Māori, ko te tautoko hoki i ngā kaipupuri whenua ki te whakamahi, ki te whakanoho, me te whakawhanake i ō rātou whenua kia puta ai ngā hua ki te katoa o ngā kaipupuri, ō rātou whānau, hapū anō hoki.

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau2024-25-print2.pdf (24 mb)

  He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.

Located in:  The court record

Upon mortgagee sale the land remains as Māori freehold land. He aha te mana o te Kooti i raro i te ture Property Law 2007 mō te whenua Māori?

Documents/Practice-notes/Banking-Practice-Note.pdf (204 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 1:00 PM AP-20250000004259 238/93 Douglas Karangaroa Te Mihi Kore Karangaroa & Paora Tamoe Haronga Whānau Trust – Enforcement of obligations of trust

Documents/Panui/40.-Takitimu-22-May-2026.pdf (117 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20230000021695 A20190009158 280/93 Arlene Faith Pearse, Hinetewhiurangi Kani (Te Omeka Whānau Trust), Julie Hinepua Rosemary Gilles, Rautangata Hutana- Te-Ahoa, Robert Nairn Gillies, Te Kahui O Te Rangi Sims, Ursula Hukapapa Gillies-Te Aho Waimarama 3A6B6B Incorporation - Investigation of incorporation

Documents/Panui/18.-Takitimu-15-June-2026.pdf (117 kb)