If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v3.pdf (236 kb)
(vii) Additional information – if you find that there is not enough room on the form to provide all the information you need to supply continue your application on a separate sheet of paper. CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: Original or certified copy of the election to administer, or Certified copy of Probate or Letters of administration or other Grant of Administration Copy or photocopy of death certificate (if available) Certificate by Administrator (Form 20 - optional) Deed of A...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
Is the land vested in a Māori Incorporation? YES NO NOTE: If the answer is yes a copy of a special resolution supporting the application must be provided.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington July 2022 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 11th of May 2022, 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 f...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington August 2022 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 15th of June 2022, 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 dow...
Fees vary across applications. Application fees are set out in the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2023 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 7th of December 2023, 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 se...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington January 2023 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 November 2022, 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...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington December 2022 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 12th of October 2022, 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 se...
