Māori Land Court Recusal Guidelines 16 September 2026
On occasion advance disclosure may not be possible in light of listing arrangements. In this situation, disclosure on the day of the hearing may be unavoidable.
On occasion advance disclosure may not be possible in light of listing arrangements. In this situation, disclosure on the day of the hearing may be unavoidable.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the provisional or preliminary determination of the Court was made; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or affected parties and their contact details; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (132 kb)
1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864 P...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)
Notice for meetings of owners A common complaint from owners is that they were not aware of the meeting being held, so the question arises as to what constitutes sufficient notice.
If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
Benefits Descendants are involved as owners of the land and exercise their voting rights sooner.
It’s not about the backlog, rather it’s the impact that the delays have had on Māori land owners, their whanau and their hapū, as ultimately justice delayed is justice denied.
Full names of owner's children: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. 3.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the application for confirmation of a sale.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the application for confirmation of a sale.