The Court recorded its evidence and judgments in large leather-bound folio books, the ‘Minute Books’, which today form a vast record of the Court’s proceedings.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
In many cases a Court officer will need to check details of the application with you so you should report 15 minutes ahead of the scheduled time.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Where a copy is produced the Court may still require production of the original.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
(state full name), apply to the Court to constitute a whānau trust in respect of: tick as appropriate all my/our land interests the land interests listed in the schedule hereto Details of proposed whānau trust: 1.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
The decisions of any meeting don’t bind the Court either – the minutes and resolutions are merely evidence of the proceedings and the resolutions reached.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
The deceased is named in the list of successors approved by the Court at 46 Te Waipounamu Minute Book 256-310 dated 5 October 2017 for the Hawea/Wanaka Substitute Block.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
MĀORI RESERVATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
If this is not done the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
The completed application, with the meeting’s minutes and the application fee, should be sent to the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
