| What is the dispute resolution service? You can apply for dispute resolution if you are involved in a dispute related to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (355 kb)
Can I make a complaint? Yes. If you are unhappy with your experience and wish to make a formal complaint, you can do so.
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
The time and travel costs associated with attending a court sitting are removed when an application can be decided by a registrar. This approach also supports the efficient running of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
• If the deceased had no children, the land interests go to the deceased’s siblings. • If the deceased had no siblings, the land interests go to the deceased’s parents’ siblings, and so on.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
For the Māori Land Court, our focus is on being able to progress the successions as quickly as we can in order to update the lists of successors so that meetings of successors can be called.
The diagram below represents this kaupapa. Māori Land Court dispute resolution service 1 He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court which is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you go through the dispute resolution process.
Step 4 In the drop-down menu, you can choose either “Export to PDF” or “Export to Excel” to suit your requirements.
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
