Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all beneficiaries of the above Māori reservation about the following hui: WHENUA: Horowhenua 11B36 2L4A (Part) also known as Horowhenua 11B36 Sec 2L4A - Kawiu Marae DATE: Sunday, 12 April 2026 TIME: 10:00 AM VENUE: Kawiu Marae, 294 Kawiu Road, Levin 5510 Kaupapa: 1. Karakia Timatanga 2. Mihimihi 3. Meeting rules 4.
All other applications will not be processed until the court reopens on Monday, 5 January 2026. Step 1 Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf Step 2 Call the relevant district Duty Registrar regarding your urgent application.
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)
The following details should be included in an inquiry: 1. The name of the proceedings and the case number. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
E ngā mate, moe mai rā i te aroha o te Atua ki te rā e whakaorangia ai anō hoki tātau e te Atua o te Aranga Nui.
Resetting your password Step 1 Get started by clicking “Login” on the Pātaka Whenua portal.
How-do-I-user-guides/Forgotten-password-help-v1-5.pdf (1.2 mb)
Ka āhei anō te kaitiaki ki te rihaina i te wā e hiahia ana a ia, ā, mā te Kooti Whenua Māori rānei a ia e whakamutu mēnā ka rangona 1 He whenua ehara nō Māori, ehara nō te Karauna. 2 Ko te Kuini tonu te rangatira whai mana o Aotearoa hei tā te Karauna.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)
Ki te eke ngā tau o te taiohi, te rangatahi ki te rua tekau te pakeke, ka kati te mana o te kaitiaki.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)
Apply to occupy your land Raihana ki te noho (utu tāpae $23) Licence to occupy (filing fee $23) A licence is a contract between you and other owners (or their representatives, such as trustees) that permits certain activities to occur on all or part of your land.
Apply online Download the application form Te tohu i ngā kaitiaki, ngā mema rānei o te komiti whakahaere Trustees & committee members Read about the roles and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.
