Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 12 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to file an application to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court to exercise their power under section 44 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to correct a mistake, error or omission on the part of the Court or in the presentation of the facts of a case to the Court.
The Crown conceded that it had failed to ensure Ngāi Tahu were left with sufficient lands for their needs, and the Tribunal found the Crown had acted unconscionably and in repeated breach of the Treaty.
At the end of the hearing, did you know what the next steps would be? Post hearing steps Not at all 20, 9% Don’t know 41, 19% Somewhat 40, 18% Moderately 39, 18% Don’t know 35, 16% No 46, 21% Yes 134, 62% Very 73, 34% Don’t know 46, 21% 6-12 months 62, 29% 1-2 years 24, 11% More than 2 years 24, 11% 6-12 months 50, 23% Don’t know 61, 28% Less than 6 months 51, 24% Less than 6 months 84, 39%
Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)
It could be that we are running the risk of becoming what is called a “row-boat society.” In other words, we are moving slowly forward but steadfastly looking backwards.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 40 HE TONO MŌ TE ŌTA WHAKANOHO APPLICATION FOR AN OCCUPATION ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 328 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz 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...
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/July-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (3.2 mb)
Before your application can be processed, you will need to pay the application fee. Fees vary across applications.
An application fee of $70 will need to be paid before your application can be accepted (except for applications where you are seeking to apply for further interests of a person to whom you have already succeeded, which costs $24).
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 39 HE TONO MŌ TE WĀWĀHANGA APPLICATION FOR PARTITION OR COMBINED PARTITION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 289 or 298 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz 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.
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Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 30 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form when transferring interests in Māori Land by sale or gift between owners in the same block, owners and their children or owners and any other member of the preferred class of alienee.
