Ministry of Justice careers website
Ministry of Justice careers website
Visit the Ministry of Justice careers website to find information about Māori Land Court vacancies.
You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
All applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in
which some of all of the land is located
Fee: $24.00
If there is insufficient room on the form to provide the required infomation you should continue your application on a separate
sheet of paper
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application mat be lodged with the Registrar at your local Māori Land Court office
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ............
The trial started in April and will continue until the end of 2026, when it will be reviewed.
If you would like to find out whether your trust's application is suitable for the Fast-Track Process, or if you need guidance on the documents required, please contact the Aotea Māori Land Court at mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
If there is no
quorum, the meeting may not proceed.
Māori Land Court
3.21 The trustees must advise the Māori Land Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting.
3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court.
4.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition
order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue
to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing
the status of the land.
3.
You can also request the appointment of someone who is not on the published list to hear your dispute.
Any requests to appoint a mediator from beyond the list must be approved by the Director of the Māori Land Court before they can proceed.
Finding out if you have
entitlement for succession
If a family member has died and you believe
that he or she may have owned interests
in Māori land to which you may be entitled
to succeed, you can find out about those
interests by:
• visiting the Māori Land Court and
searching the electronic database or
getting someone to do this for you
• completing an application for a search.
