TĀKITIMU PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The following special sitting will be held At Hastings | Māori Land Court Hastings District Court, 106 Eastbourne Street West, Hastings Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 856-429-8176 Monday, 31 March 2025 Judge DH Stone presiding Applications to be heard PĀNUI NO....
The Tākitimu Māori Land Court has moved into its newly refurbished premises in Farming House, Hastings with the new space formally opened during a kawanga whare (formal building opening ceremony) on 31 July. Designed in partnership with mana whenua, the refurbished court provides a contemporary and culturally grounded environment that better supports the needs of whānau, hapū, and communities engaging with the Court.
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 completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) I...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (125 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If there is insufficient room on the...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-21.10.2026.pdf (687 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 22A Form 22A Rule 10.9(3) HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are re...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22A-Application-for-succession-additional-interests.pdf (212 kb)
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust. These are: • Form 36 – application to constitute a whānau trust (non-succession) • Form 23 – application to form whānau trust (to be used with an application for succession) Option One – Form 36 Application to constitute a whānau trust (non- succession) Use this form if: • th...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 35 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz HE TONO KIA WHAKAWHITI ŌTA APPLICATION FOR EXCHANGE ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 310 Form 35 Rule 11.24 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land....
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 12 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to file an application to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court to exercise their power under section 44 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to correct a mistake, error or omission on the part of the Court or in the presentation of the facts of a case to the Court.
If you do not intend to seek a grant of probate or administration in the estate you should complete the application for succession without administration on Form 22. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (1.2 mb)
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 are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If th...
