Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu Your application may be determined by a Registrar if it is simple and uncontested, as described in section 113A of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
The beneficiaries hold their individual shares in the land as beneficial owners. Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
For office contact details, go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms Also contact Te Puni Kōkiri to understand support and funding for Māori housing initiatives.
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI Te Tari o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge’s Chambers DX SX 10153, Te Whanganui a Tara 6145, Aotearoa DX SX 10153 Wāea Kōrero: (04) 914 3021 Wellington 6145, New Zealand Phone: (04) 914 3021 17 October 2023 MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE Aio ki te nuku aio ki te rangi ko te kawa ora ko te kawa ora tihei...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
The name Te Puna Manawa Whenua can be translated to mean ‘the spring from deep underground.’
Since that time, the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu has continued the work of identifying successors.
Aligning trust procedures to changes in the Act You should update your procedures as necessary to reflect the changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. For example, you will need to be able to record that a surviving spouse is entitled to income from a land interest that they do not own, and that some owners are not entitled to the income from their land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. In making appointments two crucial criteria must be considered.
We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
Auē te mamae me te ngaukino nei. Haere, whetūrangitia ki te Waka o Rangi ki a Taramainuku.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
