This class of records also includes information related to making changes to land title through the sale of Māori land, transfer of shares in Māori land between owners or to new shareholders, alienation of Māori land by lease or license, including the licensing of timber, flax and mineral rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP24 2.00PM AP-20240000007960 18(1)(a)/93 Tiarose Wikaira He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana ngā pānga mō te poraka whenua o Maungatapu D5 Decision of the court to determine a claim to interests in Maungatapu D5 SP25 2.00PM AP-20240000007698 164/93 158/93 Don Wilson He whakawhitinga hea o Tewaire Wilson mai i te poraka whenua o Maungatapu D5 hei koha ki a Don Wilson Transferring shares of Tewaire Wi...
Documents/Panui/12.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-5-September-2024.pdf (105 kb)
The Māori Land Court has had a controversial history.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
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 t...
Setting up an incorporation Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
If an owner of Māori freehold land with many owners has paid more than their share of water services charges, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a ‘charging order’ under section 99 to recover the excess amount paid.
WAIARIKI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waiariki Māori Land Court Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010 Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua Phone Office 07 921 7402 Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai...
WAIARIKI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waiariki Māori Land Court Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010 Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua Phone Office 07 921 7402 Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Sp...
The Māori Land Court is pleased to announce the public launch of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book.
