We are a unique institution, the only indigenous land court in the world. Our key purpose is to promote the retention of whenua Māori in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and hapū.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules). 3. This practice note applies to the use of the Special Aid Fund by the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court (Court).
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
(e) If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, then one will be appointed by a Judge of the Māori Land Court in the district where the relevant land is located.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke a...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui: WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust DATE: 30 May 2026 TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel 3 Hotel Road Te Kaha ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 Passcode: 024235 Kaupapa: • Elect new (5) trustees • Consider proposal for an occupation orde...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Te-Koau-Lands-Trust-Notice.pdf (308 kb)
This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The funding is for clean-up of sediment & debris, where mahi has already been completed (either by owners or by contractors) and for any similar mahi to be completed in the future.
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (722 kb)
Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Palmerston North Te Hotu Manawa o Rangitaane o Manawatu Marae 140-148 Maxwells Line Palmerston North Thursday 7 March 2024 Judge M J Doogan PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SMar1/1 11:05 AM AP-20240000000225 151/93, 175/93 Kare...
Documents/Panui/SMar1-1-AP-20240000000225-Karen-Gibbs-s151.pdf (87 kb)
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (865 kb)
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.
