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 were established to convert customary Māori land into titles which could be acquired, initially by the colonial government and later by individual settlers.
You can apply for dispute resolution if you are involved in
a dispute related to Māori land.
Disputes about whenua Māori can be deeply personal
and challenging for everyone involved.
TITLE IMPROVEMENT
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.
Te ū
Adherence
You must act lawfully and for a:
Māori land trust, you must act in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the trust order
Māori Incorporation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994
Māori Reservation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994
Tōkeketanga
Impartiality
You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries with the same...
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Tukuna ngā pūtea e puritia ana e tētahi tarahiti (utu tāpae $23)
Release funds held by a trust (filing fee $23)
If a trust, company, accountant, government agency, Māori Trustee, or other person is holding money you've received from Māori land, you can apply to get this money paid to you.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
Te Kooti Whenua MāoriMāori Land Court
Te Kooti Pīra MāoriMāori Appellate Court
PŪRONGO
Ā-TAU
Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
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Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
Nau mai e te ao
Haere mai i te pō
Kuhu mai e te wairua
Tū mai e te aroha
Tū atu e te pono
Hei arahi kia tika kia wātea kia ora
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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.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
February 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of November 2023, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
