During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
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CONFIRMATION OF RESOLUTION OF ASSEMBLED
OWNERS
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Sections 151 and 175
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Form 33
Rule 11.20
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
This form should be used to seek Court confirmation of a resolution passed at a property called meeting of
Assembled Owners under section 173 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Before you file your application, make
sure that all requirements of the Māori
Land court, the act, and the Māori Land
court rules 1994 have been met. Make
sure that your application has:
• all the details filled in correctly
• a plan of the proposed partition
attached, including the value of each
separate area created after partition
• consent of the lessee(s) attached
• a schedule of ownership with all the
landowners’ respective shares and
addresses (including...
Before you file your application, make
sure that all requirements of the Māori
Land court, the act, and the Māori Land
court rules 1994 have been met. Make
sure that your application has:
• all the details filled in correctly
• a plan of the proposed partition
attached, including the value of each
separate area created after partition
• consent of the lessee(s) attached
• a schedule of ownership with all the
landowners’ respective shares and
addresses (including...
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APPLICATION TO CALL MEETING OF OWNERS
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 173
Form 32
Rule 11.17
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and be filed with
the Registrar in the District in which the land is
located;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required
on the form...
(The legal representative must complete questions 10 and 11)
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APPLICATION
SEEKING MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 98(3) or 98(9)
Form 53
Rule 16.1(3)
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APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 214
Form 36
Rule 12.3
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the
descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries)
If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succes...
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APPLICATION
TO ADD, REDUCE, REPLACE OR REMOVE TRUSTEES
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 239 (Add, Reduce or Replace trustees)
Section 240 (Remove Trustees); or
Section 239 and 338(7) (Add Reduce or Replace Māori Reservation Trustees);
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Form 38
Rule 12.8
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances)...
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APPLICATION FOR AN OCCUPATION ORDER
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 328
Form 40
Rule 13.15
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori
in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing hous...
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APPLICATION FOR EXCHANGE ORDER
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 310
Form 35
Rule 11.24
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori
Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land.
