Records relating to the investigation of ownership of Māori Customary Land, its subsequent conversion to Māori Freehold Land and the chain of ownership, alienation and use of that land, are fundamental to the history of New Zealand, and are the subject of continuing interest and inquiry with important rights attached.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
This is a snapshot of applications as at 31 May 2022 and some applications that appear on this schedule may already have been dealt with by the Court at the time of print.
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
Documents/5-11-reports/5-11-Report-Published-2025-05-May.pdf (4 mb)
These applications cannot be filed online. • Applications under section 69A must use the General Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the section under which application is made.
Term Description ORDER 3 Order Insert the size of the area to be occupied. Also include the name of the application, the name of the block and its legal description.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
These applications cannot be filed online. Applications under section 99 must use the General Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the section under which application is made.
The matter of ownership needed to be resolved first, as any application for accretion would be made by the owners of the land.
Of the districts, Waiariki received the largest share of new applica- tions, with a total of 1,427 or 27 per cent of all new applications received nationally.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of November 2024 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
Apply online Download the application form Wāwāhanga whānui (utu tāpae $228) Full partition (filing fee $228) A full partition allows the transfer of the new blocks by gift or sale outside of the existing ownership group.
