Detailed list of fee changes
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
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Te whakawhiti whenua
Transferring land
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale.
2021 03 12 Example Occupation Order
(e) If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, then one will be appointed by a Judge of the Māori Land Court in the district where the relevant land is located.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
FRAGMENTATION/FRAGMENTING Fragmentation occurs when a person’s shares in land are divided amongst other people. GENERAL LAND Land that is not Māori land (either Māori Freehold Land or Māori Customary Land) and which is not Crown Land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
39. Tākitimu 6 July 2026
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 2:00 PM AP-20260000005712 328/93 Maurea Law He otā whakanoho mō Roseanna Tahuparae rātou ko Putiputi Matete ko Aroha Reihana ko Tania White ko Emma Furlonge ki a Porangahau 2B 9B Sec 14 Occupation order for Roseanna Tahuparae, Putiputi Matete, Aroha Rehana, Tania White and Emma Furlonge on Porangahau 2B 9B Sec 14 SP8 2:30 PM AP-20260000005711 239/93 Maurea Law He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Rawinia Rakapa Tutaki Whānau...
MOJ0217.4E OCT21 Maori Reservations
The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
MLC 2017 03 03 RDS Report
Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Order with Checklist and Disclaimer
(b) Promote title improvement by: (i) granting or acquiring any type of right or interest in land; (ii) subdividing any land; (iii) bringing any application to the Māori Land Court that might facilitate the operation of this Trust and the improvement of title to land (held by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust), including applications under Part 14 of the Act; and (iv) forwarding to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court in relation to the abo...
MLC maori reservations english
The information in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves. 2 Māori reservation land Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1 may be set aside as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Te mahi mā mātou
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.