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)
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
If you’re making a whenua timeline you can access historical information of that whenua as recorded in the Māori Land Court (or our predecessor, the Native Land Court).
Please provide an address if this venue is not a Māori Land Court location. MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications may be lodged in the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (638 kb)
During your journey with the Māori Land Court, you will hear and see many legal terms.
Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date: 7/19/21 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: mlol@justice.govt.nz URI: http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/maori-land-data-service/ Disclaimer: http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/gis/disclaimer.htm Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from the Māori Land Infor...
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application.
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.
You may use this document to request a waiver, reduction, or refund of the fee prescribed for an application before the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court under the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
