This information provides landowners, community groups, and government bodies understand the state and management of the reported land type.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
Establishing a Māori incorporation To establish a Māori incorporation, landowners need to apply to the Māori Land Court. They need to: • hold a meeting, in accordance with Part 9 of the Act, at which they pass a resolution to establish a Māori incorporation or • have 15 percent of the total shareholding consent and • send an application with a copy of the minutes of the meeting to the Māori Land Court.
Establishing a Māori incorporation To establish a Māori incorporation, landowners need to apply to the Māori Land Court. They need to: • hold a meeting, in accordance with Part 9 of the Act, at which they pass a resolution to establish a Māori incorporation or • have 15 percent of the total shareholding consent and • send an application with a copy of the minutes of the meeting to the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Work is now underway to create a more advanced system to provide a better service to landowners. This is in a more foetal stage of planning so I do not have much information but I am told it will improve access, accuracy and security of information contained in the Māori Land Court, which is very positive.
Alienation is when landowners grant certain rights of their land to another person.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: AP-20230000029609 241/93 Jaqueline Gloria Gates, Morris Rua Gates Lake Taupö Forest Trust - Partial termination of trust in respect of Hautu 1B1B2B1E1 block AP-20230000029747 113/93 118/93 Monique Reuelu Sharon Louise Framhein - Succession AP-20230000029753 244/93 Sophie Eva Hohepera Peke-Wright Hohepa Taiaroa & Te Aurere Waretini Whänau Whenua Trust - Variation of a whänau trust AP-20230000030106 239/93 Kristin Leigh Henare Rangitoto T...
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
Our Purpose Our purpose is to promote and facilitate the reten- tion of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy, and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, their whānau and hapū.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
We appreciate the work that you and other lawyers do for our Māori landowners, and we thank you once again for your input into this review.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
The process to do this is different from other MLC application processes. Landowners and other interested parties, if appropriate, should hold a meeting to decide to set aside land as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
