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The initial annual update for 2024 was produced by the Office of the
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2024.
Whilst all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of this
information, the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal
liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information
contained herein.
Yes, most of the legislation and cases cited in the bench book are linked to publicly available databases, including the New Zealand Legislation website, NZLII and the Ministry of Justice’s decision finder.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori
land and water service providers to appeal to the
Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori
land for water infrastructure.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land
and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land
Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water
infrastructure.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 19
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
NAME OF OWNER: (List all possible names that the deceased/owner may have been known by including any aliases)
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For office contact details, go to
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
To download a form from our website, go to
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms
You can also find out more online at
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/disputes
When we roll out our new technology system, you will be
able to make this application online via the Māori Land
Court website.
You will also need to provide evidence you have notified
beneficiaries or owners and have any consents to the
application that are required.
When we roll out our new technology system, you will be
able to make this application online via the Māori Land Court
website.
It is likely the land was part of the Nelson Tenths.10
6 Concise history of Aorere, “Ngā Hekenga O Te Atiawa,” p221 citing The Nelson Examiner,
and New Zealand Chronicle, 17 January 1846, p182.
7 49 Te Waipounamu MB 170-187 (49 TWP 170-187) at 177.
8 Tāmati Pirimona Marino (theprow.org.nz).
Protected Objects Act 1975
The Protected Objects Act 1975 has the power to determine ownership of any taonga tūturu found anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand or within the territorial waters of New Zealand.
