Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal Media Guidelines
The guidelines are applicable to the Māori Land Court, the Māori Appellate Court, and the Waitangi Tribunal.
The guidelines are applicable to the Māori Land Court, the Māori Appellate Court, and the Waitangi Tribunal.
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. 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 tr...
If those entitled to succeed do wish to vest the deceased’s interests in a whānau trust, please complete and attach to this application form 23 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. 20.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (1.2 mb)
Please advise if you do not consent to this information being shared with Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Arawhiti.
Please advise if you do not consent to this information being shared with Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Arawhiti, and the Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA group.
Consent will be a particularly relevant consideration in this situation. __________________ _____________________ Dr C L Fox C T Coxhead Chief Judge Deputy Chief Judge Māori Land Court Māori Land Court
On that island I see te iwi Māori walking proudly within their own Māori world and over their own land. So, I suggest to you now, if your vision of an island is similar to mine, we must grasp an oar and get on board this waka we share so that we can row together towards that island.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington Tīhema | December 2026 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 October 2026, 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 determin...
Documents/Panui/Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-December-2026.pdf (584 kb)
To terminate a trust, you will need support from majority of the beneficiaries. In your application you’ll need to provide: written consents of the trustees written consents of the beneficiaries evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori cust...
It is a great honour for me but what makes it so special is being able to share it with all of you so thank you. I also once again want to thank Ngāti Whakaue and Te Arawa whānui for the privilege of having this occasion in this beautiful, esteemed house.