MLC applications english
Where to obtain application forms Collect an application form from a Māori Land Court office or download from www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Where to obtain application forms Collect an application form from a Māori Land Court office or download from www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
(There’s a sample share transfer form at the back of the Regulations.) Read our separate factsheet Transferring Māori Land Shares for more information.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of March 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/0108423-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-March-2023-FINAL1.pdf (714 kb)
In some cases, you can find trustee contact details which you can use to register your interest in receiving updates about the whenua.
The trustees must keep a detailed record of all receipts and payments of trust funds.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Keeping your phone number, email address and postal address up to date is important. Using this form, you can update your details for the potential owners of the SILNA blocks.
Contents: Applications for hearing in AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKÄ 2023: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 7 Te Rohe o Aotea 8 - 12 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti 13 - 21 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 22 - 25 Te Rohe o Täkitimu 26 - 30 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 31 - 52 Te Rohe o Waiariki 53 - 63 Te Rohe o Waikato Maniapoto 64 Te Kooti Whenua Mäori | Appendix 65 - 86 Applications that remain outstanding in the...
guides providing step by step guidance are now available on our website on an updated Pātaka Whenua guidance page, as well as in hard copy in all our offices.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)