MLC applications english
Filing the application You can file your completed application in person at any office of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
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Factsheet Legislative changes affecting incorporations web version
Setting up an incorporation Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
Ngā taratī me ngā mema rānei o te kōmiti
Trustees and committee members
Your key duties as a trustee are to: continue to grow the value of the land or shares without creating significant costs protect the assets of the trust.
Maori Land Court Recusal Guidelines
These guidelines are provided to assist judges of the Māori Land Court in considering any question of recusal. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Maori Purongo a tau Matariki 2022 Matariki 2023
It consists of five overarching themes. The Māori Land Court Customer Journey Nau mai – This is where we prepare to receive manuhiri, and where information sharing takes place.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
MLC 2025 06 30 National Register of Māori Incorporations
Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2025 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whanau of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This data forms part of...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
MLC DRS expression of interest application form
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)
Submitting an enquiry v1 6
Note: Select the District office where most of the ownership (shares) of a person, trust or block is located.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-enquiry-v1-6.pdf (1.1 mb)
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsThe rapid pace of Treaty settlements has created challenges for the Tribunal, and the number of the applications in the Māori Land Court continues to rise as well.
Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)