This was intended to allow the Crown to govern control of the lands held by settlers and retain their right to manage their own lands, possessions and affairs
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
These manual registers, held in Wellington, list applications received between 1965 and 2001. You may see applications referred to as: CJ YYYY/NN Where: • CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one made to the Chief Judge • YYYY = year in which the application was received (starts from 1965-) • NN = A sequential number which is incremented as a new application is received.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
If you’re unable to reach an agreement with them, you can apply to the Court grant reasonable access.
We also know that steady progress is being made to reduce waiting times for applications to be heard and determined.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
They need to: • hold a meeting, in accordance with Part 9 of the Act, at which they pass a resolution to establish a Māori incorporation or • have 15 percent of the total shareholding consent and • send an application with a copy of the minutes of the meeting to the Māori Land Court.
They need to: • hold a meeting, in accordance with Part 9 of the Act, at which they pass a resolution to establish a Māori incorporation or • have 15 percent of the total shareholding consent and • send an application with a copy of the minutes of the meeting to the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
This trust order is drafted to allow the trustees to purchase land, but not to sell it.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES 10.1 If any Trustee or Beneficial Owner is aggrieved by a decision, action or omission of the Trustees ("Applicant"), that person may first give written notice of the grievance to the Trustees. 10.2 If the Applicant's grievance is not satisfactorily addressed within a reasonable period of time, the Applicant may in writing, notify the Trustees of his or her intention to have his or her grievance referred to a Special M...
Succession to Māori land is intimately tied up with identity and whakapapa and thus adoption records may be essential to an application for succession.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
As we reflect upon the work year that was, we also move into a time when all is potential. It is exciting to think of what is to come. We declare as a team of judges and Māori Land Court staff, our intention to address and reduce our backlog of existing applications by becoming more efficient in their disposal whilst continuing to serve Māori landowners to the best of our ability.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
