A key function of this role is the on-going data and business information verification, maintenance and quality storage and care of all Court records including land titles, court orders, permanent paper records and other historical information of business and cultural significance.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
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 (371 kb)
External link Māori Occupation Orders Regulations 1994 Sets out what information you need to supply with any application for an occupation order under our Act.
The judge may also order any person to provide copies of records, reports, and reasons for decisions related to the incorporation, and to assist the examining officers with their review.
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders. In Pātaka Whenua you can search and access Māori land information, make an enquiry and file an application from anywhere at any time.
There may also be a court order included if the outcome was referred to a judge or registrar to action.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR VESTING ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 164 Form 30 Rule 11.13(1) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
Persons who are not allowed to be trustee: 3.8 The following are persons not entitled to act as trustees: 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 3.8.4 3.8.5 3.8.6 Persons under 18 years of age; Undischarged bankrupts; Persons subject to a Compulsory Treatment Order under part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1992; Persons convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 months and whose sentence has not yet been served; Persons disqualified as a director of a company registered under th...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
The “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales, long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and occupation orders.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
