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.
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APPLICATION FOR VESTING ORDER
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 164
Form 30
Rule 11.13(1)
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..............................................................
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APPLICATION
FOR PARTITION OR COMBINED PARTITION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 289 or 298
Form 39
Rule 13.1
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land
to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
Granting a vesting order
Before granting a vesting order to transfer shares or interests,
the MLC must be satisfied that:
• any instruments of alienation have been executed and
attested (that is, signed and witnessed) in the manner
required by the Rules of the Court. The people entitled to
act as witness to the signing are set out in the application
form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust14 that manages the
land
• the value of the shares or interests takes into account...
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APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR
SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS
Hawea/Wanaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5 Block XIV, Lower Wanaka SD)
The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1);
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and
The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2
Form 01
Rule 4.2, 16.1, 4.5, 10.9(2)
For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Here-Turi-Kökä / AUGUST 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 65
Notification of applications that
remain outstanding in the office of the
Chief Registrar, Wellington
August 2023
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of
the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 7th of June 2023,
are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Mäori Land Court Rules
2011, as being outstanding and hav...
Granting a vesting order
Before granting a vesting order to transfer
shares or interests, the Māori Land Court
must be satisfied that:
• any instruments of alienation have been
executed and attested (ie signed and
witnessed) in the manner required
by the Rules of the Court. The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
i...
Granting a vesting order
Before granting a vesting order to transfer
shares or interests, the Māori Land Court
must be satisfied that:
• any instruments of alienation have been
executed and attested (ie signed and
witnessed) in the manner required
by the Rules of the Court. The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
i...
Granting a vesting order
Before granting a vesting order to transfer
shares or interests, the Māori Land Court
must be satisfied that:
• any instruments of alienation have been
executed and attested (ie signed and
witnessed) in the manner required
by the Rules of the Court. The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
i...
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APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR
SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS
Toitoi SILNA Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District)
The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1);
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and
The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2
For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz
Rule 4.2, 4.5, 10.9(2)
HOW TO...
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APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION
WHEN NO GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION IS HELD
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Sections 113 and 118
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 22
Rule 10.2(1),(2)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
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 C...