If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v3.pdf (236 kb)
Select from the displayed list the block you want OR 1.3 In the “Block ID” field, start typing the block ID 1.4 Then, click on the “Search” button.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 38 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu BLOCK(S): NAME OF TRUST OR MĀORI RESERVATION: APPLICATION: I / We .................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (220 kb)
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
A whenua tōpū trust: can include one or more Māori land blocks, or general land owned by Māori can include a wide range of beneficiaries, for example, a community, hapū or iwi in a specific area makes the land trustees legally responsible for managing the land has a Court-approved trust order that sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees requires that any funds received by the trust be used for Māori community purposes, and...
NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (231 kb)
TIP: There may be multiple results for one owner, the Land Block Name column may help you find the ownership you are looking for.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
NOTICE OF MEETING OF ASSEMBLED OWNERS Part IX Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District TAKE NOTICE that applications have been made to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of the owners of Waimarino 3F No 4 Block to consider lease proposals and other governance matters in respect of the land, including competing proposals properly before the Court. 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (64 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 9 Block XVI Waikawa Survey District Date: Saturday, 7 June 2025 Time: 1 PM Venue: South Otago Creative Arts Centre 142 Clyde St Balclutha Kaupapa: Election of new trustees to replace the existing trustees who have resigned or died.
