After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the Māori Land Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the Māori Land Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).
All applications to the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court require a fee to be paid before they can be lodged with the Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-remittal.pdf (1.4 mb)
On 14 December 2022, the Māori Land Court issued its first fully bilingual judgment in both te reo Māori and English.
There is, I think, a lesson in that. Māori Land Court Judges The Māori Land Court bench at present is made up of thirteen judges.
This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (192 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25- 33 CONFIRMATION OF RESOLUTION OF ASSEMBLED OWNERS Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Sections 151 and 175 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 33 Rule 11.20 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (179 kb)
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
The Māori Land Court bench have released a practice note for lending money on whenua Māori.
No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the Māori Land Court record. If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.
Use of te reo Māori is encouraged, and you are welcome to use a mixture of te reo Māori and English if you wish to.
