Factsheet Legislative changes affecting incorporations web version
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
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Te uru ki tō whenua
Access your land
Not all Māori land has legal access and adding access points will usually require permissions and consents.
MLC Form 36 Application to constitute a whanau trust 202104
Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)
MLC Form 37 Constitute Ahu Whenua Trust
Section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income may be ap- plied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
Te Maika A7
Notice To Preferred Classes Of Alienees As To Right of First Refusal
22 Sep 2025, 16:00
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Events
Pursuant to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152.
MLC Form 3 Accompany application
Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 3 The Māori Land Court/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 NOTICE OF APPLICATION SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER: (Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person or other matter in respect of whi...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (107 kb)
Nau mai ki te Pātaka Whenua
Te Kooti Whenua Māori launches Pātaka Whenua
28 Apr 2023
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News
“The launch of Pātaka Whenua is a huge milestone for Te Kooti Whenua Māori,” says Māori Land Court Pae Matua Steve Gunson.
I tohua a Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox ki te tūranga Heamana o Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Chief Judge Fox appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal
01 Sep 2023
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News
Associate Minister of Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta announced the appointment of Chief Judge Fox as the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
Ngā heke
Who we are
As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
Taonga tuku iho
The court record
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.