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Apply online Download the application form If you or any other party breach the terms of a lease, the matter can be heard by a judge.

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If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant. This will assist the Court in dealing with the hearing and enable it to contact you over the hearing should the need arise.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (107 kb)

If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant. This will assist the Court in dealing with the hearing and enable it to contact you over the hearing should the need arise.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-4-Notice-application.pdf (157 kb)

HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) This form must be filed at the office of the Court at Christchurch; Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; Where possible, please supply the names and contact details of the successors that listed in this form; Due to the nature of these applications, and in terms of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture W...

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

You can appeal a Māori Land Court decision about access to the Māori Appellate Court by filing in a notice of appeal form (Form 13) stating the appeal is made under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025.

Located in:  Māori land Disputes about Māori land

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.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

The Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between Māori and the Crown, is the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Treaty provides that in exchange for the grant of kawanatanga (governance) to the British Crown, Māori people (the indigenous people of New Zealand) were guaranteed rangatiratanga (autonomy) in relation to their land and other precious resources, as well as the rights of British citizens.

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This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)

Part of that includes exposing harassment, in whatever form, when you see it. But it also includes taking active steps to promote your own health and well-being.

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Ngā puka tono Application forms Find the application form you need. Ngā utu tono Application fees Find out what fees you'll need to pay for your application.

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