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
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
For office contact details, go to
www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
To download a form from our website, go to
www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms
Also contact Te Puni Kōkiri to understand support and
funding for Māori housing initiatives.
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http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms/
For further clarification please contact:
Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH:
(04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100
Office of the
Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā , ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Chief Judge applications
To be heard via Zoom
Thursday 28 September 2023
Chief Judge C L Fox
PANUI
NO:
TIME: APPLICA...
However, it is possible to make application to the Court to have an area excluded from a reservation pursuant to section 338(5), and then to set up an ahu whenua trust in relation to the excluded area with the object of allowing housing development to take place.
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Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua
The permanence of the language, prestige and land
Whenua is taonga tuku iho and during a mediation hui it is important to remember that everyone has equal rights
and responsibilities to care for and protect that taonga.
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He mōrehu whenua, he mōrehu tāngata
The remnants of the land, the remnants of the people
When preparing for mediation, give thought to what happens after the hui and what you leave behind.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 263 kb)
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 370 kb)
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 371 kb)
Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession)
Rule 12.3, Section 214
(PDF 14...