OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Pīra
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā t...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP57 2:00 PM AP-20230000035726 67/93 Peter-Barry Smith,
Launa-Anne Smith,
Whetu-Iti Doreen
Silver, Vance
Samuel Smith,
Terrence Twigg
Smith, Rick
Riccardo Smith
Pupuke M Lot 1 DP 81424 (Nuki
o te Hapu Tahawai ki Rataroa
Whanau Trust) - Injunction
against any person in respect of
any actual threatened trespass or
other injury to any Māori land or
Māori Reservation (Respondents:
Bryce Peda Smith, Fulton Hogan
Limited, Russell Owen Smith,...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP4 10:00AM AP-20250000014438 19/93 Victoria Carroll
C/- Holm
Majurey Ltd
Asher Block Lot A & other blocks
(The Proprietors of Mangatawa
Papamoa Māori Incorporation) –
Injunction against any person in
respect of any actual or threatened
trespass or other injury to any Māori
land or Māori Reservation.
Respondents: The Proprietors of
Mangatawa Papamoa Māori
Incorporation
SP5 10:00AM AP-20250000011277 269(4)/93 Kate Brown &
Blanche
Mc...
TAITOKERAU
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Te Taitokerau
Address 16 Rathbone Street
Mailing address DX Box AX10086, Whangārei
Phone 09 948 9940
Email mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
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
Special Court Sitting
The following special sit...
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Pīra
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā t...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP26 10:00 AM AP-20240000012918 19(1)(ba)(i)/93 Denham Paul
Logan Giles
Samuel Pivac
Whatuwiwi Block 1B 1C - Injunction
against any person in respect of any
actual threatened trespass or other
injury to any Māori land or Māori
Reservation (Respondents: Warren
Lovett, Betty Lovett, Jemma Lovett,
Ivan Henwood and William
Henwood)
SP27 10:00 AM AP-20250000007952 19/93
9.9/11
Ivan Leigh
Henwood
Whatuwhiwhi 1B1C - cancellation of
an i...
The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
Sitting period
Closing date for lodgements
10 - 14 November 2025
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
9 - 13 February 2026
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
11 - 15 May 2026
Wednesday, 5 February 2026
10 - 14 August 2026
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
9 - 13 November 2026
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori
Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard
Pānui
Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 August 2026
Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 August 2026
Māori Appellate Court s...
