Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The MaoriLand Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
February 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
To access the survey, please click the following link: Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) - Court User Survey
MāoriLand Court User Survey 2025
If you have any questions, please contact us by email at te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by:
the sole owner of a Māoriland block
all the owners of a Māoriland block acting together
the trustees of a Māoriland block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or
a Māori Incorporation which holds Māoriland.
When we roll out our new technology system, you will be
able to make this application online via the MāoriLand
Court website. Check our website to see whether online
applications are available at the time you make your
application.
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
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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
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
Chief Judge C L Fox
PĀ...
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
A Special Sitting
At Hamilton
BNZ Centre, Level 2, 354-358 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Judge R P Mullins Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
When we roll out our new technology system, you will be
able to make this application online via the MāoriLand Court
website. Check our website to see whether online applications
are available at the time you make your application.
MĀORI INCORPORATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māoriland.
