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The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of
the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of
Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau
and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development
and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners
and their whānau and hapū.
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of
the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of
Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau
and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development
and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners
and their whānau and hapū.
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of
the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of
Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau
and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development
and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners
and their whānau and hapū.
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Apply to remove or appoint committee members
Apply for an investigation into an incorporation Apply to remove or appoint committee members
Te tono ki te whakawātea i tētahi mema o te komiti (utu tāpae $228)
Apply to remove a committee member (filing fee $228)
Any shareholder of a Māori incorporation can apply to remove a committee of management member on the following grounds, they have:
failed to carry out their duties satisfactorily
breached any provisions of Te Ture When...
Te Ture Take Māori 1953, me te Ture
Whenua Māori Act 1993
I whakatūria te tiaki whenua whenua tōpū
i raro i te wāhanga 216 o te Ture Whenua
Māori Act 1993.
The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua
Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
Gathering information
If you need help to complete your application, you can call,
email or visit an MLC office.
Rapu mā te tuhinga
Search by document
You can search for current and historical documents that are public record in the Māori Land Court. This may include historical memorial schedules, court minutes and judgements, survey plans, and title orders.
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.
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.
The concept was not lost, however, on the Ministry of Māori Development who, following a workshop hui at Rawhiti on 02 March 1992, included whānau trusts in the Māori Affairs Bill which passed into law on 09 March 1993 as Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, with effect from 01 July 1993. There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings withi...