Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land
to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and be filed with
the Registrar in the District in which the land is
located;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
(iii) Where tick boxes...
Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of Māori Land;
or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer Māori Land by way of sale or gift.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and must be filed with
the Registrar in the District in which the land is
located;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is comple...
It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners. It includes:
Court files (the physical and electronic applicationfile that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court)
Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court)
Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court)
Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block)
Block order files (the physical r...
If the application involves a contract12 or an arrangement
relating to the proposed transfer, then the contract or a
written agreement between the parties must be filed with the
application.
Apply online
Download the application form
Te tono ki te tohu i tētahi mema hou o te komiti (utu tāpae $228)
Apply to appoint a new committee member (filing fee $228)
When a vacancy in the committee remains unfilled following an annual general meeting or special general meeting (SGM), any shareholder can apply to appoint a new member.
Apply online
Download the application form
Wāwāhanga whānui (utu tāpae $228)
Full partition (filing fee $228)
A full partition allows the transfer of the new blocks by gift or sale outside of the existing ownership group.
Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application. That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court no later than 4.00pm 22 September 2025 .
If the application involves a contract 12 or
an arrangement relating to the proposed
transfer, then the contract or a written
agreement between the parties must be
filed with the application.
