You can appeal a Māori Land Court decision about access to the Māori Appellate Court by filing in a notice of appeal form (Form 13) stating the appeal is made under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025.
Rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 states that a report must be produced and made available to the public of all applications filed in the Māori Land Court that are six months or older and where a final decision has not yet been made on that application.
This information provides landowners, community groups, and government bodies understand the state and management of the reported land type.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
After a successful mediation hui, we will send you 'Terms of the Resolution' summarising the hui and stating the agreed outcome. There may also be a court order included if the outcome was referred to a judge or registrar to action.
Speak clearly into your phone or microphone and state your name before you speak. If there are other people attending or appearing for the same matter, please mute your device while other people are speaking.
Office of the Ombudsman contact details: Freephone: 0800 802 602 Email: info@ombudsman.parliament.nz Postal address: PO Box 10152 Wellington 6143 The Ombudsman can consider complaints about the administrative acts and decisions of state sector agencies. The Ombudsman will ask you if you have first tried to resolve the matter with us directly and will consider whether you have any other remedy available.
Awaiting Administrative Action A20140004863 4/04/2014 CJ 2014/1 - Tangoio South 1A,1E,1F,1X, 2B, 2C, 2G, 4X,5X, 6X, 7X, 8A, 8X, 9X, 10, 12B, 27I and 27L Blocks - and an order vesting the land in the aggregate owners made at 129 Napier MB 31-35 on 12/02/1990 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 David Puna 1.
In assessing costs against a party in receipt of funding from the Special Aid Fund, the Māori Appellate Court has stated:9 We consider that a grant of special aid is relevant to both stages of the inquiry on costs, being whether costs should be awarded, and if so, in what amount.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
KAITIAKI WHENUA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 Ko te whakakape I pau te manawa me te kaha ki te whai i te tika me te pono o tēnei puka pānui, i tuhia, i whakatikaina, ā, i pānuitia i runga tonu i te mōhiotanga ko ōna kaituhi me ōna kaiwhakatika, kaipānui…
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)
Awaiting Administrative Action A20140004863 4/04/2014 CJ 2014/1 - Tangoio South 1A,1E,1F,1X, 2B, 2C, 2G, 4X,5X, 6X, 7X, 8A, 8X, 9X, 10, 12B, 27I and 27L Blocks - and an order vesting the land in the aggregate owners made at 129 Napier MB 31-35 on 12/02/1990 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 David Puna 1.
