Although appearances by family members as counsel are not common, judges should be particularly careful if that situation arises.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
The fee is shown on the application form. A family member will need to attend the Māori Land Court hearing to answer any questions that the Judge might have.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
The fee is shown on the application form. A family member will need to attend the Māori Land Court hearing to answer any questions that the Judge might have.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office.
Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 34 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: List of owners present at the meeting Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable), including any necessary whakapapa details Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable) Minutes of the family meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a stat...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (93 kb)
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
In 2009, Ngāi Tahu compiled and presented an updated list to the Court based on the original list of grantees.
(2) If the agreement is executed in New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be attested by an independent person aged 20 years or more (not being a member of the transferor’s immediate family or an owner in the land being alienated) who must, print below his or her signature, his or her full name, occupation and residential address
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (91 kb)
