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However, judges retain discretion over how they use its standard documents and templates and tailor them to the specific facts and legal issues of each case.

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Changes to the Act clarify how succession involving whāngai will be dealt with in a consistent tikanga-based way.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was received by the Court, the subject of the application, the authority under which the application is made and the applicant(s).

Documents/5-11-reports/2022-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.7 mb)

Māori Land Court National service for urgent injunction applications over holiday close down period Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December 2025 How to submit an urgent injunction application over the holiday close down period https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf

Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)

Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.

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The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.

This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee (if any) 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 a...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)

Our record holds information about court decisions, and the conversations about how those decisions are made. It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners.

  If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’. This lets us know how many people are planning to speak, although the final decision on who can speak will always be up to the judge.

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This service removes the focus on litigation, giving parties a greater say in how their dispute is progressed and more control over the decision-making process.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)