The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court. The mediation conversations will not be part of the public court record.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust); Ownership Only (ownership interes...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust); Ownership Only (ownership interes...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 2:15 PM AP-20240000012452 289/93 Peter Bloor Hautu B1A1 and other blocks - Combined partition SP 3 2:15 PM AP-20250000003494 18(1)(a)/93 Deputy Registrar He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana ngā pānga mō te poraka whenua o Lot 1 DP 81584 & Part Hautu 3F 4B 2A Decision of the court to determine a claim to interests in Lot 1 DP 81584 & Part Hautu 3F 4B 2A Aotea PĀNUI
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 10:00 AM AP-20250000012149 67/93 Darly Paraha Phoebe Paraha Part Town Belt Ohawe Township and Rangatapu Reserve Trust– Judicial conference SP3 10:00 AM AP-20250000012154 21/94 Darly Paraha Phoebe Paraha Part Town Belt Ohawe Township and Rangatapu Reserve Trust– Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP17 10:00AM AP-20250000015010 19/93 Matthew Tanui Fleet (c/- Hockly Legal) Part Kuaotunu 6C2B1 and Part Kuaotunu 6C281 Māori Reservation – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Joseph John Davis mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Panui/41.-Waikato-Maniapoto-11-December-2025.pdf (123 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 10:00 AM AP-20250000014087 220/93 David James Davies Parts Section 4 Blk XII Tauhara Survey District & Part Section 5 Block XII Tauhara Survey District and other blocks - Vesting the interests of David James Davies in the Rangitopeora Whānau Trust
