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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR PĀNUI Contact Details Office: Office of the Chief Registrar Address: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington Mailing address: DX Box 11203, 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 Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono...

Documents/Panui/2.-Chief-Judge-sitting-17-September-2026.pdf (159 kb)

At this point in te pā whenua, it is time for you to attend court. Our kaimahi are here to guide you and your whānau through this experience.

Located in:  Our application process

Haere mai Apply to the Court You can also make an application here. Ō mātou tari ā-rohe Our district offices Contact your nearest district office.

Located in:  Contact us

You may be able to seek further consideration of the matter by submitting a new application to the court. We recommend you seek legal advice as a first step.

We hold court sittings, paneke, outreach hui, and trustee training sessions, both kanohi ki te kanohi and online.

Ngā Kaporeihana Māori, ko tēnei tētahi o ngā pukapuka ka tukua nei e te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te hunga Māori - me te katoa e whai whakaaro ana ki ēnei take – kia mārama ai rātou ki ngā take whenua Māori o ēnei rā.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-tereo.pdf (949 kb)

He rerekē anō te whenua rāhui Māori ki te papa rēhia Māori. Ko ngā papa rēhia Māori ka taka mai ki raro i te mana o te trust Māori me ngā Ture Whenua Tārewa Māori 1955.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)

Kaitiaki Whenua Māori: He kōrero ārahi. Ko tēnei tētahi o ngā pukapuka o te Kooti Whenua Māori kua tuhia hei āwhina i te Māori – me te hunga e pīrangi ana ki te hōhonutanga o ngā take whenua Māori.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)

E mārama ana Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te hononga motuhake a te Māori ki te whenua, nā reira kei te puritia e tēnei kooti ngā kōrero kāmehameha e pā ana ki ngā whakapapa o ngā Māori katoa.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)

Hāngai ana ki te kopounga, i kī te Tumu Whakawā: “He kawenga tino nui te kawenga ka whai a Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox i nāianei, i roto i tōna tūranga hei Kaiwhakawā Matua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori. Ko Te Kooti Whenua Māori tētahi o ngā kōti tawhito rawa atu i Aotearoa nei, ā, he pūmau hoki āna mahi ki te āhuatanga o te hāpori Māori me te ōhanga Māori”.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Kaiwhakawa-Matua-o-Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-FINAL.pdf (395 kb)