The Courts regard any breach of trust as a very serious matter, and if trustees are found to be at fault, they can expect to pay for any losses that they have caused.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The Courts regard any breach of trust as a very serious matter, and if trustees are found to be at fault, they can expect to pay for any losses that they have caused.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The Courts regard any breach of trust as a very serious matter, and if trustees are found to be at fault, they can expect to pay for any losses that they have caused.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
In some cases, you can find trustee contact details which you can use to register your interest in receiving updates about the whenua.
Court hearing process | Te hātepe ā-Kooti Hei Kooti Māori Were court hearings you have participated in conducted consistent with tikanga Māori?
Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and can be filed with the Registrar in any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Please read the notes at the end of this form; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only se...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)
For example, if your email is “māorilandcourt123@justice.govt.nz”, then your Username would be “māorilandcourt123”. If you have forgotten your Username, you will need to contact the Māori Land Court 1.3 Enter the CAPTCHA and then click “Submit & Proceed” māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 2 2.1 Answer the two security questions that you chose when you created your account Note: if you have forgotten your security questions...
Documents/Troubleshooting/Forgot-Password-Guide-v1.pdf (349 kb)
If your application is determined by a Registrar, you will ot need to attend court. If you would prefer your application to be he rd in court by a Judge, please indicate here ETAILS OF CHANGES TO TRUSTEES: .
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (267 kb)
If you’re facing financial hardship, for example, you’re on a Work and Income New Zealand benefit or you’re receiving Superannuation, you can request to have the fee remitted or reduced.
In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.
