Please select one district Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu Which BLOCK / DECEASED PERSON / OTHER MATTER does your application relate to?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (714 kb)
Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
They stepped into the acting leadership of the Court and Tribunal from 1 May 2023 and will do so until a new Chief Judge is sworn in and a new Chairperson appointed.
To stop or close an existing roadway, written consent must be obtained from: the Minister of Transport, and the local council.
The survey | Hei whakarāpopoto i te uiuinga Overall court user experience | Te wheako whānui o te hunga kiritaki Six pātai were asked about the overall experience.
Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)
Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.
• Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries from the court. • Update your profile information
How-do-I-user-guides/Become-a-registered-Pataka-Whenua-user-v1-9.pdf (1.1 mb)
If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries. 5 Wills Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Successors are determined upon intestacy as set out in section 109 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 6 Checklist of documents required: 7 Sharing of contact details Contact information of potential owners for the SILNA blocks under the Ngāi Tah...
If an applicant is forming a trust for his or her children, his or her name should be the tupuna name. 3. Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (112 kb)
Full partitions are subject to the Resource Management Act 1991 and follow a consent process, including consent from the local council. Reserve contributions may be required, including: public access along waterways reserves for future roading needs, and recreational purposes.
