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On this page The court minute The court order Claiming money owed to you The court minute The court minute documents the kōrero from the court hearing, the information you provided in your application, the research completed by our court staff, and the decision made by the judge or registrar.

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The Native Land Act 1909 gave the Court a power to make adoption orders, but this jurisdiction was transferred to the Magistrate’s Court by the Adoption Act of 1955.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders...

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The trustees are not required to give reasons for their decision on an application unless they have been required to do so by an order of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)

A huge effort has also been made to deal with aged section 45 applications, resulting in most being ordered or subject to reserve judgment.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)

After 18 months of hearings in Rotorua, 15 applications concerning the administration and utilisation of Utuhina No.3H No’s 2 & 3 Subdivision F will shortly be completed.

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TIP: Searching for the Minute when you have found the Order. If you have found an order you can copy the minute book reference to search for the minute in the document search.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)

118 Tairawhiti MB 60 MAORI LAND COURT Place Gishorne Present C L Fox Acting Chief Judge A Nyman Clerk of the Court D Kennedy Court assistant Date 4 May 2023 Panui No SP1 Application No A20230008312 Subject Appointment of Maon Trustee as Agent to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle Legislation Section 183(6)(f) and (h) Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 Also Greg Shaw (Te Tumu Paeroa) Martin Eadie (Te Tumu Paeroa) Present Detallsof the applicant are as follows Applicant Ad...

Documents/Landowner-notices/04145271_05549463_0060_0080_MIN.pdf (2.4 mb)

If you are applying for an exemption from providing a special valuation, you’ll need to complete a form 26 with your vesting order application and pay an additional fee of $23.

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(Set out nature of order sought so as to clearly inform the Court what is required and if the application is not under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act give details as to the Act and section that apply) https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz/ Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 01 AFFECTED PARTIES: Are there any parties who will be affected by this application?

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (113 kb)