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The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.

If you’d like to speak to us kanohi ki te kanohi but you’re unable to travel to one of our offices, you can attend paneke, which offer Māori Land Court services in smaller centres across the motu.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

If you’d like to speak to us kanohi ki te kanohi but you’re unable to travel to one of our offices, you can attend paneke, which offer Māori Land Court services in smaller centres across the motu.

Located in:  Contact us

If you'd like to  ask a question  or give us  feedback , please contact one of our offices and we'll respond as soon as possible: Our offices Our Customer Charter The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice (The Ministry).

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  If an owner of Māori freehold land with many owners has paid more than their share of water services charges, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a ‘charging order’ under section 99 to recover the excess amount paid.

Located in:  Māori land Disputes about Māori land

Visit Community Law for information on free legal advice Ngā kōtitanga Court hearings See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

Some examples of steps you may consider include: continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court investigating further options if you’re not satisfied with the outcome of mediation.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

Ngā kōtitanga Court hearings See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues.

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The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 9 Block XVI Waikawa Survey District DATE: Saturday 7 June 2025 TIME: 1.00PM VENUE: South Otago Creative Arts Centre 142 Clyde St Balclutha Kaupapa: • Election of new trustees to replace the existing trustees who have resigned or died

Documents/Landowner-notices/Waikawa-Hui-Panui.pdf (195 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: TRUST: Tawera 897 Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust DATE: Friday 8 November 2024 TIME: 9:30am VENUE: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch AGENDA: Election of nominated trustees only Please register your interest by 2 November 2024 by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz or phone 03 962 4900 Notice of Hui...

Documents/Panui/1.-Notice-Te-Waipounamu-8-November-2024.pdf (196 kb)