A spouse, or civil union or de fector partner, may be entitled to a right to income from the land or a right to occupy the family home on the land should the shareholder die.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 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.
If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
The spouse/partner* desires to exercise their right to occupy the principal family home on [name of block(s) on which dwelling is located].____________________________________________________________________________ The spouse/partner* desires to give up in writing their right to occupy the principal family home on the land (written consent to giving up of right attached).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (216 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/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 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 (811 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
Alienation is when landowners grant certain rights of their land to another person. For example, selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights; leasing land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent (and other conditions); mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Special fi xtures 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/0703522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-August-20221.pdf (538 kb)
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)
