Legislative changes affecting incorporations Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Register of interest and annual declaration Māori incorporations must establish and maintain an interests register for the Māori land held by the incorporation.
Once your incorporation is up and running, you can apply to make a variety of changes.
Kaporeihana whenua Incorporation Unlike trusts, a Māori incorporation is structured like a company and is governed by the Māori Incorporations Constitutions Regulations 1994 .
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 MLC 04/26 - 24 I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the land interests are located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu The origin of the life interest is an order made at: Place:___________________...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-24.06.2026.pdf (630 kb)
This is the case for the largest and most successful trusts and incorporations, such as the Tuaropaki Trust and Mangatu Incorporation, right down to the smallest papakainga trusts.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864 P...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)
For more information about individual incorporations you will need to contact your local Māori Land Court.
Generally, members have a three-year term and can stand for re-election at the incorporation’s annual general meeting (AGM). Māori incorporations are governed by the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994 and run independently of the normal court processes that apply to trusts, but do provide annual reports to the Court.
We have trusts and incorporations worth in excess of $100 million. For example: Tuaropaki - $667million, Lake Taupo Forest - $165million, PKW Incorporation - $162million, The Proprietors of Atihau-Whanganui - $178million, to name but a few.
If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
