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
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or
the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the
current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)]
(l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
The minimum number of trustees for a
reservation is two people (unless the trustee
is a body corporate 7, such as a Māori trust
board or a Māori incorporation).
A trustee does not have to be an owner
in the land.
In recognition of the principles of the Act
that land is taonga tuku iho, of special
significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and
their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually
require that an owner wishing to gift or sell
an interest first consult with their children
and whānau.
In recognition of the principles of the Act
that land is taonga tuku iho, of special
significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and
their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually
require that an owner wishing to gift or sell
an interest first consult with their children
and whānau.
In recognition of the principles of the Act
that land is taonga tuku iho, of special
significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and
their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually
require that an owner wishing to gift or sell
an interest first consult with their children
and whānau.
The changes affect all trusts,
including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court
(such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing
trusts established before the law came into force.