I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
This update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Wellington and is intended to provide general information only.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)
This update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Wellington and is intended to provide general information only.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington November 2023 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 1st of September 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...
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, 9 January 2026.
Use this form to file an appeal against an interim or preliminary decision or determination of the Māori Land Court in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (160 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington December 2023 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 11th of October 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...
Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 5 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu APPLICATION NUMBER: ........................................................................................................................................
Alternatively, a subdivision can be created by partition order through the Māori Land Court. Ngā raumei Resources Download printable versions of our title improvement resources.
