Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Māori Land Court role extended Before 6 February 2021 The Māori Land Court does not hear certain matters relating to Māori land, even though it may be the most appropriate place to hear them.
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Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
Te whakamōhio mai ki a mātou mō tētahi mōkete, pūtea taurewa rānei $23 Notify us of a mortgage or loan To ensure our records are up to date, you'll need to make an application to the Court to request that a registrar notes the mortgages. You’ll need to provide us with any mortgage information, including two copies of the transfer, variation, discharge, or surrender.
The Covid Response
04 Jun 2020 | NewsThe Level 2 protocol for the Māori Land Court was released on 13 May 2020 and provided that the judiciary would continue to determine applications on the papers where possible, and hearings by way of by telephone conference, zoom and AVL would be preferred to in-person hearings. 4 Where in-person hearings are scheduled, there will be a series of measures to ensure the safety of participants, and compliance with social distancing hygiene restrictions.
MLC Form 4 Notice application
This will assist the Court in dealing with the hearing and enable it to contact you over the hearing should the need arise.
MLC Form 16 Notice proceedings
The case will be adjourned to a later and more suitable date for hearing. 5 If you do not file a notice of intention to appear, you will not be sent any further notice of these proceedings.
Ngā kōtitanga
Court hearings
Te hono mamao ki te kōtitanga Attending a court hearing remotely Read about attending a court hearing remotely.
MLC Form 37 Constitute Ahu Whenua Trust
The applicant should produce evidence of that notice at the hearing. 3 The CV for proposed trustees need not be comprehensive.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (246 kb)
Rauemi āwhina
Helpful resources
The Māori Land Court uses legal words that might feel different from the cultural values that connect you to your whenua. You will also hear our judges and staff regularly speaking te reo Māori during court hearings.
MLC Form 39 Application for a partition
NOTE: An applicant may seek a preliminary hearing by the Court as to the merits of partition before obtaining a valuation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)
MOJ0217.3E OCT21 Transferring Maori Land Shares
Please ask your local MLC office about this fee. The court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at an MLC hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)