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It is tūrangawaewae – the place where we come from, the place we belong to, the place we stand. Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū.

Our role as Te Kooti Whenua Māori is to facilitate and promote the retention and use of Māori land, and support whānau to occupy, develop and use their whenua.

The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.

Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-November-2023-web.pdf (671 kb)

NOTE: The purpose of this question is to allow the applicant to advise the Court the persons he or she believes are entitled to succeed.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)

Application is being checked for completeness prior to court staff carrying out research and preparing for the court to make a determination.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)

Orders are granted by the High Court. PROSECUTE To go to the Māori Land Court for a hearing of an application and to present the case to the Judge; to process through the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

Establishing a Māori incorporation To establish a Māori incorporation, landowners need to apply to the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Establishing a Māori incorporation To establish a Māori incorporation, landowners need to apply to the Māori Land Court.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

This was intended to allow the Crown to govern control of the lands held by settlers and retain their right to manage their own lands, possessions and affairs

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

Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.

Documents/Panui/0724622-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-September-20221.pdf (541 kb)