Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
E�ective from 27 August 2025
How to apply for a charging order
The Local Government (Water Services) Act (the Act) has made the
following changes to the Māori Land Court’s jurisdiction.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
Mā tātou te whenua e ora, mā te whenua tātou e ora
We will care for the land, the land will care for us Whenua is part of the identity of tangata whenua.
(Address to which documents or correspondence in connection with the application can be posted or delivered)
Phone Number(s):
Home: Work:
Mobile:
Email Address:
NOTE: Where email addresses are given these may be used as a means of notice and service.
If you would like to speak to us kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face), please visit our district offices, where our kaimahi will do their very best to assist you with your enquiry.
You can send your application to any of our district offices, though we recommend you send your application to the district where your whenua is located. For information on how to pay by internet banking Can't afford the fee?
Tēnei mātou ngā waihotanga e mihi poroporoaki ana e tangi apakura nei. E aku rau rangatira mā, koutou tātou te kaupapa tangata te kaupapa kōrero, tēnā tātou e Te Kooti Whenua Māori e Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti.
I am/We are* the owner/owners* of the block named above and hold [number of shares] _____________shares
out of a total of [total number of shares] _______________ shares in that block.