The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Fee: $68 Note Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court's permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-24.06.2026.pdf (630 kb)
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
For example: if you search for a document using the acronym TRW , the search will bring back results where documents are recorded as either TRW and Tairāwhiti . Search fields - Must include, must not include You can use the Must include , Must not include boxes to further refine your search before you get the results.
Fee: $ 233.00 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: Statement signed by alienee setting out how he or she is a member of the preferred class (if applicable), including any necessary whakapapa details Original instrument of alienation, properly executed and attested, and two copies Special valuation of the land any improvements thereon, or interests in the land, by a registered valuer; or NOTE: Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (125 kb)
Note Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court's permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
TAITOKERAU Level 1 16 Rathbone Street WHANGĀREI DX Box AX10086 WHANGĀREI PH: (09) 983 9940 mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz TAITOKERAU Auckland Information Office Avanti Finance Building 65B Main Highway Ellerslie, AUCKLAND DX Box EX10912 AUCKLAND PH: (09) 279 5850 mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO Level 2, BNZ Centre 354-358 Victoria St HAMILTON DX Box GX10101 HAMILTON PH: (07) 957 7880 mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz WAIARIKI Hauora House 1143 Haupapa St ROTORUA...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (182 kb)
Fee: $233.00 TAITOKERAU Level 1 16 Rathbone St WHANGĀREI DX Box AX10086 WHANGĀREI PH: (09) 983 9940 Fax: (09) 983 9941 mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz TAITOKERAU Auckland Information Office Avanti Finance Building 65B Main Highway Ellerslie, AUCKLAND DX Box EX10912 AUCKLAND PH: (09) 279 5850 Fax: (09) 279 5852 mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO Level 2, BNZ Centre 354-358 Victoria St HAMILTON DX Box GX10101 HAMILTON PH: (07) 957 7880 Fax: (07) 957 7881 mlcwaika...
Is the concern that the Court registry maintains title records in addition to Land Information New Zealand maintaining the legal title?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Justice Joe Williams himself was the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court before his appointment to the higher courts, and indeed the Chief Judge before him, the Honourable Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, is also an alumnus. And although the records on the earliest Judges of the Court are often incomplete, it appears that Judge Hugh Fraser Ayson was the first VUW graduate to be appointed as a Judge of this Court.
