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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
The 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.
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)
These powers will only be exercised in extreme cases where a judge is satisfied that it’s necessary. In your application, you’ll need to provide: evidence that those persons holding at least 10% of the shares in the incorporation seek an investigation or evidence that a special resolution was passed at a general meeting of the shareholders seeking an investigation the grounds upon which an investigation is sought, and any matters that should be brought to the immediate...
This resource is for you only, and you do not need to share it with any other party. You should bring this booklet to your mediation hui.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)