The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’). Trustees1 are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act 2019.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
In the intervening period, both Courts have continued under subsequent legislation, being renamed the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court under the Māori Purposes Act 1947 and continuing under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
This power continues pursuant to s 338 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and it does not appear that the Law Commission proposes changes to this power.
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (182 kb)
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience ma...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
This practice note has been issued as a guide to assist landowners, lawyers and the banking sector with lending against Māori freehold land (“whenua Māori”). This practice note is not binding and does not restrict the Court’s power and discretion under Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (“the Act”). 2.
In your application you’ll need to provide: written consents of the trustees written consents of the beneficiaries evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land must be vested i...
Understanding of the tikanga principles of mana, whanaungatanga, rangatiratanga, take, hē, ea, and Rangimārie, as well as their relevance and application in dispute resolution. Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te whakahaere whenua Māori Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge Familiarity with Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, the purpose and function of Te Kooti Whenua...
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
Hei te 1 o Hūrae 2025, ka piki ake ngā utu a Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te 3.65%.
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ANY FINAL TERMS OF AN OCCUPATION ORDER ARE THEREFORE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND CONFIRMATION BY THE MĀORI LAND COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 328 OF TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
