During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
You need to include both
applications (this streamlines the process
so that you, the Court staff, and the Judge
are able to deal with the succession and
the establishment of a whānau trust at the
same time).
You need to include both
applications (this streamlines the process
so that you, the Court staff, and the Judge
are able to deal with the succession and
the establishment of a whānau trust at the
same time).
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land
Commercia...
The
beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners.
15 A formal document, signed by a Judge or
senior Court official and stamped with
the Court’s official seal, to give effect to a
decision of a Judge of the court.
16 Person(s) who benefit from a trust.
6
• the land is first offered to members
of the preferred classes of alienees 8
(primarily members of the hapū
associated with the land in terms of
tikanga Māori 9)
• any transfer of land is confirmed by the
Māori L...
The
beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners.
15 A formal document, signed by a Judge or
senior Court official and stamped with
the Court’s official seal, to give effect to a
decision of a Judge of the court.
16 Person(s) who benefit from a trust.
6
• the land is first offered to members
of the preferred classes of alienees 8
(primarily members of the hapū
associated with the land in terms of
tikanga Māori 9)
• any transfer of land is confirmed by the
Māori L...
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga
tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and
hapū, the judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift
or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.
In recognition of the principles of the Act
that land is taonga tuku iho, of special
significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and
their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually
require that an owner wishing to gift or sell
an interest first consult with their children
and whānau.
In recognition of the principles of the Act
that land is taonga tuku iho, of special
significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and
their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually
require that an owner wishing to gift or sell
an interest first consult with their children
and whānau.
In recognition of the principles of the Act
that land is taonga tuku iho, of special
significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and
their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually
require that an owner wishing to gift or sell
an interest first consult with their children
and whānau.