Pātaka Whenua will be unavailable for an upcoming maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Thursday, 5 March, from 5:30pm - 7:00pm.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Contents:
Applications for hearing in DECEMBER | HAKIHEA 2022:
(Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by
Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols)
2 - 8 Aotea District
9 - 13 Tairäwhiti District
14 - 22 Taitokerau District
23 - 26 Takitimu District
27 - 30 Te Waipounamu District
31 - 39 Waiariki District
40 - 52 Waikato Maniapoto District
53 - 65 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
67 Appendix
68...
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares...
He whakaritenga te mōtika āhei ka whakaaetia i waenga i ngā taha e rua, ā, i te nuinga o te wā he kapeneheihana pūtea kei roto:
Ko te pānga matua – ko te tangata, hunga rānei kei te whiwhi i te painga o te mōtika āhei.
From its beginnings
as a mechanism that enabled the acquisition by
Pākehā of huge tracts of Māori land, the Court
has continued to evolve to the present day when
it enables and assists with the retention and
utilisation of Māori land by its owners, whānau
and hapū.
The Māori Land Court has been here for 150 years
and if Māori have their way, it is here to stay.
