If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
The benefits of a pūtea trust include: interests can be pooled together to generate a more stable income and allow greater participation in land ownership and development you can appoint one or more trustees to manage the interests across multiple blocks of land the trust becomes the single point of contact for your interests, and the trust is a legal entity and you can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
Perhaps it is the case that those of us who are gathered here in this house today are the fortunate ones, the ones who are unyielding in the pursuit of the sustenance provided by the word.
This schedule does not include applications that have been set down for hearing, are before the Court for determination, have been determined by the Court and/or are awaiting release of any decision, determination or order of the Court.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 11:00 AM AP-20250000008784 18(1)(a)/93 Anthony Clinton Rollinson He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Paihia 1F2B2 Decision of the court to determine a claim to a house on Paihia 1F2B2.
Documents/Panui/14.-Taitokerau-24-February-2026.pdf (123 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:00 AM AP-20230000028147 A20210008208 67/93 Rocky Heka Kaimaumau C2 and others - Determination of ownership of roadway
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 11:00 AM AP-20230000028147 A20210008208 67/93 Rocky Heka Kaimaumau C2 and others - Determination of ownership of roadway
Taitokerau PĀNUI He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whangārei (via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400) Courtroom 1, Māori Land Court, Second Floor, 16 Rathbone Street, Whangārei Tuesday 14 November 2023 Judge M P Armstrong PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 1 10:00 AM AP-20230000020643 A202300...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000014217 59/93 Catherine Sixtus Appeal 2025/26 - Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu and a decision made at 97 Te Waipounamu MB 243-248 on 12 September 2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Trustees of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust, Trustees of the Moriori IMI Settlement Trust, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust and Dix Whānau)
Documents/Panui/SP-2-Appeal-2025-22-Sixtus-v-Hokotehi-Moriori-Trust.pdf (124 kb)
Like other regional courts, judicial officers and their support staff travel to different locations across New Zealand to hear and determine applications. In a pre-digital context, it simply wasn’t practical to have one minute book series for a district or the court as a whole; rather, it made more sense to have multiple minute books based on geographic location or activity.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
