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Māori Land Court
National service for urgent
injunction applications over
holiday close down period
Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December 2025
How to submit an urgent injunction application
over the holiday close down period
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf
https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
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Application Checklist For Acceptance
All applications MUST:
Have all relevant sections of the form completed
Be dated
Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel
Have applicant(s) full contact details:
Contact address;
Phone details: Home:
Mobile:
Email:
Other:
Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to
District
Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing
Appropriate fee or fe...
The first step in filing an appeal or charging order application is to gather any supporting documents and complete the general form of application ( Form 1 ).
However, judges retain discretion over how they use its standard documents and templates and tailor them to the specific facts and legal issues of each case.
A copy of the application and any supporting documents are attached.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
NOTICE TO ACCOMPANY SERVICE OF APPLICATION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Form 3
Rule 4.15(1)(b)
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
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HEARING OF APPLICATION
The application is: (Please tick the statement that applies )
Set down for hearing; or
Expected to be heard
at a sitting of the Court at: (Complete the hearing...
The Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between Māori and the Crown, is the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Treaty provides that in exchange for the grant of kawanatanga (governance) to the British Crown, Māori people (the indigenous people of New Zealand) were guaranteed rangatiratanga (autonomy) in relation to their land and other precious resources, as well as the rights of British citizens.
TIP: Blocks will be shown on
the map as grey sections.
8māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Step 1
After locating the block, whether by the Search menu or the Block Map, once you open the block
information page you will find several different sections including:
• block name and ID details,
• owner details overview,
• area details
• map of the block shape,
• and an originated documents list.
Below this, there are four tabs you can click between for further information:
• Ownership,
• Document...
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Our district offices
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Dispensing with that level of analysis leads to a document that is no more
Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner
Judge D J Ambler
than a philosophical discussion, and ignores the central point of a review of this type,
which is to critically examine the existing law.
