Record type Description Disposal criteria 1.1 Records dating from before 1921 All records dating from before 1921 A1, A2, A4, A5, A6 Records recommended for destruction: None 8 http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subject-guides/maori/guides/maori-land-timeline.html http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subject-guides/maori/guides/maori-land-timeline.html Māori Land Court Retention and Disposal Sc...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
A Guide to Māori Land Court minute book abbreviations .
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Can I give feedback about the bench book? Yes, the editing komiti welcomes comments or suggestions about the bench book.
These provisions (Section 20 Trusts Act 2019) override the Age of Majority Act 1970 so a person over 18 can be a trustee. MINUTE BOOK The written record of all proceedings of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Trustees The Court may appoint trustees to administer a reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
This guide covers two ways to search for a document in Pātaka Whenua online portal: • Near Match Search (page 2), • Exact Match Search (page 5)
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)
It supports continuous learning through courses, seminars, and resources such as bench books.
The Court recorded its evidence and judgments in large leather-bound folio books, the ‘Minute Books’, which today form a vast record of the Court’s proceedings.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
It offers a quick-reference guide, but is not a binding statement of law. Historically, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, like all Court bench books, was accessible only to Judges and Chambers staff via Te Pā, the judicial intranet.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
