Special Panui Te Waipounamu April 2023
The Court may, on considering such notice, arrange for the application to be set down for formal hearing or rehearing as the case may be.
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
The Court may, on considering such notice, arrange for the application to be set down for formal hearing or rehearing as the case may be.
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
[NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter 1 Name and location 1.1 The name of the marae is [ ] Marae. 1.2 It is located at [ ]. 1.3 The land on which the marae sits is a Māori Reservation set aside for the purpose of [STATE PURPOSE EXPRESSED WHEN THE RESERVATION WAS MADE]. 2 Purpose 2.1 This charter is made under the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 to set out clearly the purpose of the marae and the role of the marae trustees in managing and running it. 2.2 The fun...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Please open and complete this application form using Adobe Acrobat. Do not use macrons as they may affect successful completion of the form.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
Before filing your application Option two – application to constitute a whenua tōpū trust (General form 1) 3 māorilandcourt.co.nz 3.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of April 2025, 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
Documents/Panui/June-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (481 kb)
These years have not been without challenges – introducing Pātaka Whenua was a transformative yet difficult transition, par- ticularly for landowners, whānau, applicants, and other users of the Court’s services.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
You may see applications referred to as: CJ YYYY/NN Where: • CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one made to the Chief Judge • YYYY = year in which the application was received (starts from 1965-) • NN = A sequential number which is incremented as a new application is received.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Fees vary across applications. Application fees are set out in the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
Consultation with whānau I have consulted with my immediate whānau about this application; and There are no objections from my whānau 4.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington December 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of October 2025, 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