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1. MLC - Form 40 - Application for an occupation order [PDF, 117 KB]

   Use this form to apply to the Māori Land 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 house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).

2. MLC - Form 39 - Application for partition [PDF, 170 KB]

   Use this form in the Māori Land Court to apply to the court for a partition of Māori land, or the combined partition of Māori and general land to separate owner’s shares into new land titles.

3. MLC - Form 37 - Application to constitute an Ahu Whenua Trust [PDF, 102 KB]

   Use this form in the Māori Land Court to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).

4. MLC - Form 34 - Confirmation of resolution passed at family gathering [PDF, 84 KB]

   Use this form to apply to the Māori Land Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori freehold land, or general land owned by Māori, who together are members of the same family and have taken the opportunity to meet following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion). The matters that maybe dealt with by informal gathering are set out in the schedule at the end of this form.

5. MLC - Form 33 - Confirmation of resolution of assembled owners [PDF, 77 KB]

   Use this form to seek Māori Land Court confirmation of a resolution passed at a properly called meeting of assembled owners under section 173 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.The matters that maybe dealt with by an assembled owners meeting are set out in the schedule at the end of this form.

6. MLC - Form 32 - Application to call meeting of owners [PDF, 70 KB]

   Use this form in the Māori Land Court to apply to the court to call a meeting of assembled owners for any Māori freehold land or general land owned by Māori, to consider one or more resolutions for matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to the form).

7. MLC - Form 31 - Agreement to sell or gift interests in freehold land [PDF, 74 KB]

   Use this form in the Māori Land Court to record an agreement to gift or sell an interest in Māori freehold land.

8. MLC - Form 30 - Application for vesting order [PDF, 200 KB]

   Use this form in the Māori Land Court to transfer interests in Mäori 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. If you are not transferring shares to a member of the preferred class of alienee, you must seek court confirmation of that transfer on form 25.

9. MLC - Form 26 - Exemption from providing a special valuation [PDF, 70 KB]

   Use this form in the Māori Land Court to apply for an exemption from a special valuation under section 158 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

10. MLC - Form 25 - Application for confirmation of an alienation [PDF, 99 KB]

    Use this form in the Māori Land Court to seek court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale, or gift of Māori land, or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer Māori Land by sale or gift.

11. MLC - Form 24 - Transmission by survivorship or determination of a life interest [PDF, 85 KB]

    Use this form in the Māori Land Court where an owner has a life interest or is a joint tenant in Māori Land, to transfer those interests to the beneficiaries (remainderman), or the other party to a joint tenancy (where the life/joint tenant has passed away) wishes to surrender their interests, or the life tenant has remarried or entered into a civil union or de facto relationship.

12. MLC - Form 23 - Application Whānau Trust [PDF, 67 KB]

    Use this form in the Māori Land Court to apply for formation of a Whānau Trust. This form is only to be used with an application for succession.

13. PR1 - Application for brothel operator certificate [PDF, 31 KB]

    Use this form to apply for a brothel operator certificate.

14. Court services for victims: referral by prosecutor

    Prosecutors can use this form to refer victims to Court Services for Victims.

15. EMPC Affidavit of document service [DOCX, 99 KB]

    Employment Court form for affidavit or affirmation of document service.

16. Objection to post mortem [PDF, 512 KB]

    Use this form to tell the coroner that you object to a post mortem being performed.

17. Notice of intention to speak Māori [PDF, 192 KB]

    Use this form to tell the court you're going to speak Māori in the court room.

18. ENVC-07 notice of appeal against decision on proposed policy statement, plan, change or variation [DOCX, 24 KB]

    Use this form to give notice of appeal to the Environment Court against a decision on a proposed policy statement or plan or change or variation.  

19. ENVC-08 notice of appeal against decision requiring authority or heritage protection authority on proposed plan [DOCX, 24 KB]

    Use this form to give notice of appeal to the Environment Court against a decision, requiring authority or heritage protection authority on the proposed plan.

20. ENVC-16 notice of appeal on decision concerning resource consent, transfer of water or discharge permit, certificate of compliance or esplanade strip [DOCX, 25 KB]

    Use this form to give notice to the Environment Court of appeal on decision of application concerning resource consent, transfer of water or discharge permit, certificate of compliance, or esplanade strip.

21. ENVC-22 notice of appeal against decision concerning requirement for designation or heritage order [DOCX, 25 KB]

    Use this form to give notice of appeal to the Environment Court against a decision concerning the requirement for a designation or heritage order.

22. ENVC-24 application for order obliging requiring authority or heritage protection authority to take land [DOCX, 23 KB]

    Use this form to apply to the Environment Court for an order obliging requiring authority or hertigage protection authority to take land.  

23. ENVC-36 notice of motion general [DOCX, 23 KB]

    Use this form for general notices of motion to the Environment Court.

24. ENVC-41 application for declaration [DOCX, 13 KB]

    Use this form for any application for declaration to the Environment Court.

25. ENVC-43 application for enforcement order or interim enforcement order [DOCX, 14 KB]

    Use this form to apply to the Enviornment Court for an enforcement order, or interim enforcement order.