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On this page Speaking in court Using te reo Māori Legal representation Speaking in court Māori land matters are whānau matters.

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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)

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.

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-January-20232.pdf (631 kb)

Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)

It would be interesting to see the response if our Māori Land Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māori land Court website prior to hearings.

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The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

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They will also be able to vote on whether they want to receive the land back as Māori or General land, and how that land will be held.

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MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

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 (512 kb)