This is the most significant reform of Māori land law and administration since 1993, and the culmination of 40 years of advocacy by Māori for greater tino rangatiratanga over their whenua.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Mortgage: A charge over land or an interest in land created by a mortgagor under the Property Law Act 2007.
That will certainly not result in the increased productivity of Māori land. Proposition 2: All Māori land should be capable of utilisation and effective administration The report recommends that the Act be amended to provide for a new category of governor of Māori land known as an “external manager or administrator”.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
• Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust. It’s designed to promote the use and administration of the land in the interest of the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Te Whakamaene also provides the administrative support for all Notices of Appeal to the Māori Appellate Court across which the whole of the Māori Land Court sits.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
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.
