The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a judge. Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0525724-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-July-2024-web.pdf (880 kb)
The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a judge. Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
You can submit your application several ways: Online – Pātaka Whenua • Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website, www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz, you can apply as: o a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track progress o a guest user – where you submit your applications without creating an account In person • bring your documents to your nearest Māori Land Court office Email or post • email or post y...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a judge. Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a judge. Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)
Do you want discretionary power included in your trust order to allow income to be applied to Māori community purposes?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)
The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a judge. Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a judge. Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
