If your application is determined by a Registrar, you will not need to attend court. If you would prefer your application tand form fields o be heard in court by a Judge, please indicate here.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (216 kb)
This person may be a lawyer, notary public, Justice of the Peace, court official, court registrar, or New Zealand Police Officer of a certain rank.
There may be a need for a Tiriti body or court to regulate jurisdictional boundaries. In the meantime, it is the duty of our Courts to ensure compliance by government with its treaty obligations.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
We’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.
s.315-326 Application Checklist For Acceptance All applications MUST: Have all relevant sections of the form completed Be dated Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel Have applicant(s) full contact details: Contact address; Phone details: Home: Mobile: Email: Other: Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to District Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing Appropriate fee or fe...
Uploads/Application-checklist-315_326-for-easement_roadway.pdf (313 kb)
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
The Māori Land Court is pleased to announce the public launch of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book.
If there is sufficient evidence produced to satisfy the Court of the case against you, judgment against you may be given in your absence.
This will assist the Court in dealing with the hearing and enable it to contact you over the hearing should the need arise.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (95 kb)
Why and how the Rules are changing The Rules set out how the Court operates – including what the Court and Registrar s must do, and what applicants and other parties need to do when filing applications and documents.
