Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Appealing Māori Land Court decisions about access • A person may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on aquestion of law in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court made under section 170(1).
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/0825522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-October-2022-web22.pdf (589 kb)
Historically, trust applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Appealing Māori Land Court decisions about access • A person may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court made under section 170.
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)
If there is sufficient evidence produced to satisfy the Court of the case against you, judgment against you may be given in your absence.
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI Māori Land Court Timely Access to Justice Performance Measures 1.
Documents/Articles/Chief-Judge-Fox-Timely-Access-to-Justice-Performance-Measures.pdf (283 kb)
The project was a joint one involving the Māori Land Court administration, LINZ and a sector sometimes forgotten in the literature on the project, the Māori Land Court judiciary.
