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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...
Documents/Panui/July-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (547 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00 AM AP-20260000009170 19/93 Nicola Wahinetapu Rangitoheriri Pukahukiwi-Kaokaoroa 1 7 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Hikaiti Te Puia and John Paul Te Puia SP4 10:00 AM AP-20260000007691 43/93 John Paul Te Puia 519 State Highway 33, Okere Falls, Rotorua - Rehearing of application (AP-20250000000715 - Amend a record
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 10:00 AM AP-20260000009170 19/93 Nicola Wahinetapu Rangitoheriri Pukahukiwi-Kaokaoroa 1 7 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Hikaiti Te Puia and John Paul Te Puia SP6 10:00 AM AP-20260000007691 43/93 John Paul Te Puia 519 State Highway 33, Okere Falls, Rotorua - Rehearing of application (AP-20250000000715 - Amend a record
Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū. As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land.
Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.
The approved measures are: Application category Maximum timeframe Simple and uncontested applications Section 86 and 87 applications (applications to amend the court record) 6 months Succession applications 12 months Governance applications 12 months Title change applications 24 months Other applications (including Chief Judge and Māori Appellate Court) 24 months 7.
Documents/Articles/Chief-Judge-Fox-Timely-Access-to-Justice-Performance-Measures.pdf (283 kb)
Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.
