The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Go online to maorilandonline.govt.nz Where to get an application form You can get an application form from your nearest MLC office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION TYPES BY SECTION NATIONAL PĀNUI June | Hune 2026 2 Summary of General Statutory Provisions The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document.
Documents/Landowner-notices/June-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.7 mb)
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz FEBRUARY | HUI-TANGURU 2024 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-February-2024-web.pdf (1015 kb)
An application to the MLC needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is detailed on the form.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION TYPES BY SECTION NATIONAL PĀNUI July | Hūrae 2025 2 Summary of General Statutory Provisions The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)
to change the status of the above Māori customary land have applied to the Māori Land Court at Māori freehold land (select type of land) HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO MŌ TĒTAHI TONO KIA PANONITIA TE TŪNGA TAITARA MAI I TE WHENUA MĀORI KI TE WHENUA ATU I TE WHENUA MĀORI NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF STATUS FROM MĀORI LAND TO GENERAL LAND Section 135, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 24A Rule 11.2(5)(a) For more infor...
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
Apply online Download the application form Aggregations Unlike other forms of title improvement, an aggregation doesn't change the title to the land.
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
