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A primary function of succession for Māori is to maintain whakapapa connections to their whenua (land), whānau(family), tupuna (ancestors) and atua (gods). 51 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013) 21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4. 52 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013) 21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4. 15 MANA...

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

Waiariki PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Ōpōtiki Ministry of Justice, District Court, 117 Church Street, Ōpōtiki Tuesday 5 September 2023 Judge T M Wara Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SSep1/1 10:20 AM AP-20230000023532 158/93, 164/93 Anthony Selwyn Insley Awanui Haparapar...

Documents/Panui/5-September-2023-SSep1.pdf (146 kb)

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington May 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 11th of March 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...

Documents/Panui/May-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-2026-03-23.pdf (666 kb)

Succession to shares Shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be shares in Māori land, and succession is arranged in the same way as for Māori land.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Succession to shares Shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be shares in Māori land, and succession is arranged in the same way as for Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Money that is derived from assets held and earnings (such as rent and interest) but not ‘purchase money’ (land converted into money). 27.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)

Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices. The application can include all Māori land interests in all Māori Land Court districts, including Māori incorporation shares.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

Application forms are available from Māori Land Court offices. The application can include all Māori land interests in all Māori Land Court districts, including Māori incorporation shares.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

(Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person.) 8 People who own land jointly.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)