Section 18 of the Adoption Act 1955 explicitly stated that adoption orders under the Act applied to Māori and sections 19(1) and (2) of the Act effectively provided that customary Māori adoption (whāngai) carried out since the commencement of the Native Lands Act was not legally binding.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Ngā kaitiaki, me ngā kaitiaki whenua Ko te kaitiaki 1 he tangata ka pīkau i ngā kawenga ā-ture ki te tiaki i ngā taputapu o ētahi atu tāngata hei painga hoki mō aua tāngata rā.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP24 12:30 PM AP-20250000015380 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ruatangata 1E1A Trust Add Theresa Robinson, Leanne Hiroti and Katarina Hiroti as advisory trustees of the Ruatangata 1E1A Trust SP25 12:35 PM AP-20260000002261 86/93 Deputy Registrar He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i te pūranga o te kooti Amend a record of the court to correct an error at 504 Aotea MB 154-157 dated 18 February 2025 regardi...
Fraser Carter Deputy Registrar Aotea Māori Land Court DX Box PX 10207 WANGANUI Phone 06 3490770 Fax 06 3490771
Documents/Landowner-notices/1.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (94 kb)
Further information about the application may be obtained from the Aotea Māori Land Court – mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz (please quote reference AP-20250000014939) Fraser Carter Deputy Registrar Aotea Māori Land Court DX Box PX 10207 WANGANUI Phone 06 3490770 Fax 06 3490771 mailto:mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v2.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (97 kb)
AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 063490770 Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) 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 Special Court Sitting...
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP12 11:15 AM AP-20250000012008 58/93 Robyn Martin- Kemp Appeal 2025/20 – Murimotu 5B1 block and orders made at 509 Aotea MB 197-213 on 12/8/2025 – Stay of Proceedings pending appeal
AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 06-3490770 Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) 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 Special Court Sitting...
Email: Michael.Poa@justice.govt.nz Fraser Carter Deputy Registrar Aotea Māori Land Court DX Box PX10207 WHANGANUI Phone 06 3490770
Documents/Landowner-notices/1.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (248 kb)
