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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.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2024-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (1.7 mb)

The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

They will also be able to vote on whether they want to receive the land back as Māori or General land, and how that land will be held.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 19 11:10 AM AP-20230000022938 67/93 Leo Hayes Watson Ohau 3A2 Sec 4A1B2, Ohau 3A2 4A1C2, Ohau 3A2 4A1A, Ohau 3 4B2B, Ohau 3 Sec 15 & 16 No 1, Ohau 3 Sec 15 & 16 No 2B, Pukehou 5L1A (Maori freehold land blocks) and Lot 1 DP 57801 (General land owned by Māori) - Judicial conference on an application seeking directions to assign a designated case manager to process pending applications pertaining to these land bloc...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-May-2025.pdf (2.4 mb)

Fee: $ 220.00 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: Current roll valuation or a valuation by a registered valuer for both blocks affected by the exchange. Where land other than Māori land is to be exchanged a full description of that land so as to enable it to be clearly identified together with particulars of all encumbrances recorded against the land Where any piece of land to be exchanged is only part of the land comprised...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-35-Exchange-order.pdf (269 kb)

In 2003, realising that there was only one uncle and one aunty still alive, something needed to be done. After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the Māori Land Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the Māori Land Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

For Māori, good leadership depended upon how well those leaders responded to their people and how well they were able to protect them and their whenua (lands).

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

Māori Land Court hearing The person applying for a partition order will need to attend a hearing of the Māori Land court to explain how the partition will provide for better use of the land. if all requirements of the act have been met and the Māori Land court agrees, an order will be made to partition the land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)