However, the trustees must have the power to grant licences to occupy in their trust order. The trust order may also limit who may apply and impose any conditions.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Hei whakakapi i te pō, ka waiata tahi ngā kaihaka me ō rātou hoa, whānau hoki i te waiata “Tō Aroha”, i mua i te hākari whakakapi i te pō.
Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau-te-reo-printer-version.pdf (16 mb)
Trustees of whānau trusts vote on behalf of the beneficiaries18 of those shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
He tauira tēnei, ko te tono mō ngā pānga whenua o te tangata mate, me whai tiwhikete rēhitatanga o te matenga o taua tangata rā, he tuku whakahaerenga (tono whakamau wira 2, ngā reta tuku whakahaere 3 rānei), te wira tuatahi rānei, ngā kōrero mai i te hui ā-whānau mēnā kei te whakatūria he rōpū Kaitiaki Whānau, arā Whānau Trust me ngā whakaaetanga o ngā tāngata ka whakaingoatia ki runga ki te trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)
Engaging and communicating within a Māori context Describe how you engage effectively with whānau and others in culturally grounded settings.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
In April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te Rito to the District.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP8 1:00 PM AP-20230000027572 Rule 6.28/2011, 44(1)/93, 47(4)/93 Noel Stanley George CJ 2022/36 - Raima Kitohi Epere Wharemate - and a succession order made at 2 Whangarei Succession MB 222 on 6 November 1992 and at 2 Whangarei Succession MB 283 on 9 June 1993 - Application to the Chief Judge SP9 1:20 PM AP-20240000013209 45/93, Rule 6.9/2011 Phyllis Rangiaho and Colin Francis Cameron CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Sec...
Documents/Landowner-notices/9-June-2026-Panui-DCJ.pdf (154 kb)
From its beginnings as a mechanism that enabled the acquisition by Pākehā of huge tracts of Māori land, the Court has continued to evolve to the present day when it enables and assists with the retention and utilisation of Māori land by its owners, whānau and hapū. The Māori Land Court has been here for 150 years and if Māori have their way, it is here to stay.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Grounds for application: I am a party to a contract or arrangement relating to the proposed transfer; or I am the transferor/donor of the land or interest; or I am a trustee for a person entitled to the land or interest 3. Consultation with whānau I have consulted with my immediate whānau about this application; and There are no objections from my whānau 4.
Traditional whenua boundaries of hapū and whānau were changed and not all members were granted ownership.
