Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 Factsheet copy
You can file an application for a charging order by email, by post or in person.
You can file an application for a charging order by email, by post or in person.
It is hoped that this will be the first of a series of such events.
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Hui-a-owners Hui-a-beneficiaries The Māori Land Court has directed that a hui-a- owners take place for the sole purpose of an Election of Trustees, for each of the following Māori Reservations: Whakapoungakau No 7A Whakapoungakau 7B2 Whakapoungakau 7C Whakapoungakau 7F Whakapoungakau 7G There will be five separate hui to elect trustees to each of the respective blocks.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 kb)
Searching with only Land Block Name, or Ownership Type without a name may produce a large number of search results
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-6.pdf (910 kb)
Step 3 At the top of the ownership information page, a green confirmation bar will appear confirming the request for the report has been submitted and displays a reference code for the request.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)
TIP: The CAPTCHA will display 6 characters as a mix of letters and numbers. If the sequence is difficult to read you can click the circular arrow to generate a new one. 3māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 7 Now you are able to enter your new password, ensure that your new password: • is not the same as your old password, • has a minimum of 10 characters, • contains at least one capital letter, one number, and one special character (symbol).
How-do-I-user-guides/Forgotten-password-help-v1-5.pdf (1.2 mb)
Inquiry about delayed judgments If you are concerned about a delay in delivering a reserved judgment in the Māori Land Court in a case in which you have an interest (or are the legal representative for someone with an interest), an inquiry should be made to Chief Registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
If there is a disagreement about access to the land, there are provisions for an internal review, and for the water service provider or the landowner to appeal to the Māori Land Court.
1 māorilandcourt.co.nz Over the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen 10am, Friday 3 January 2025. During this period a national service for urgent injunction applications is available on Friday 27, Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 December 2024.
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2024-25.pdf (341 kb)