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
E ngākau whakahī ana mātou kua tohua mātou ki te DVFREE TICK e Shine – he kaiwhakarato ratonga whakarekereke whānau mātanga mātāmua o Aotearoa, e whakaū ana he mea nui ki a mātou ā-whakahaere te whakarekereke whānau, ka mutu he kaupapahere pakari tā mātou hei tautoko i ā mātou kaimahi ka pā ki te whakarekereke whānau.
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NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
31 A20220018776 113A/93,
118/93,
Kimber Wikitoria
Paulette Kraus
Martin Matenga also known as Martin George
Matenga - Succession
32 A20230002123 235A/93,
239/93
Dorothy Rapana,
Ngaire-Joy Te
Ngahue
Mangamingi Farm Trust (Raetihi 2B2B3B1B &
Raetihi 2B2B3B2) - Add Ngaire-Joy Te Ngahue as
trustee
33 A20220018164 235A/93,
214/93
William Fox Rangi Araukuku 1A & 1B and other blocks - Constitute
William Fox Rangi Whäna...
block and a vesting order made at
102 Rotorua MB 332-333 on
5/4/1956 - Application to the Chief
Judge
AP-20230000027565
A20220010829
45/93 Nathan John Bevin CJ 2022/30 - David Te Au and a
succession order made at 41 South
Island MB 9-10 on 24/2/1965 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20230000027567
A20220011703
45/93 Donna Marie Barnes CJ 2022/31 - Norma Margret
Matenga or Norma Margret Barnes
or Tepara Barnes and a succession
order made at 54 Taupo MB 375-376
on 11/4/1979...
block and a vesting order made at
102 Rotorua MB 332-333 on
5/4/1956 - Application to the Chief
Judge
AP-20230000027565
A20220010829
45/93 Nathan John Bevin CJ 2022/30 - David Te Au and a
succession order made at 41 South
Island MB 9-10 on 24/2/1965 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20230000027567
A20220011703
45/93 Donna Marie Barnes CJ 2022/31 - Norma Margret
Matenga or Norma Margret Barnes
or Tepara Barnes and a succession
order made at 54 Taupo MB 375-376
on 11/4/1979...
Apply online Download the application form Subdivision
A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if:
all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust)
all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees)
the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation)
the new titles, issued by Land Information New Zealand (L...
No matter what type of activity it is, whether it had a law focus, be language-based, an iwi, hapū or whānau initiative, no matter the kaupapa, you have always been there lending an ear to my problems and complaints about how hard everything has been, about how exhausting the lawyer life can be, about the tiresome nature of people generally, about the ins and outs of the Declaration and te Tiriti o Waitangi (yes, I am a true progeny of the North), and despite all of those tedious traits I...
Trustee duties
Ngā mōhiotanga
Acquaintance
As a trustee you need to know:
what is being administered by the trust (any land or other assets of the trust)
the terms of trust (your powers and responsibilities under the trust order)
all the issues affecting the trust.
It can help to mend fractured relationships and address some of the maemae associated with whānau relationships. A mediator will be there to support everyone, including you and your whānau, and to provide an impartial view when addressing issues.