Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
Most follow this general order when working through the online portal submission:
• Introduction
• Applicant Details
• Application Details
• Hearing Schedule (if relevant or other application specific section)
• Upload Documents
• Application Summary
• Payment
• Confirmation
At the top of the screen is a progress bar.
If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on
the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April 2023 and specify brief
details of your concerns.
Persons who are not allowed to be trustee:
3.8 The following are persons not entitled to act as trustees:
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Persons under 18 years of age;
Undischarged bankrupts;
Persons subject to a Compulsory Treatment Order under part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1992;
Persons convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 months and whose
sentence has not yet been served;
Persons disqualified as a director of a company registered under th...
• Approve the adoption of a new trust order.
Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
Notice of Hui
Section 9 Block XVI Waikawa Survey
District
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Waikouaiti Blk XII Township Subdivision XXVI Section 28
Date: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Time: 6 PM
Venue: 78 Carroll Street Fern Hill, Dunedin
Kaupapa:
· Establishing an ahu whenua trust or appointing an agent or agents to represent the owners in negotiations about minor boundary adjustments
· No...
Proceedings on foot or not As noted above, one of the benefits of the proposed mediation process is that mediation is not only available where there are proceedings on foot, but also where there are no formal proceedings or applications before the Court. A simple application by the Registrar and the consent of the parties to the dispute is all that is required.
Proceedings on foot or not
As noted above, one of the benefits of the proposed mediation process is that mediation is
not only available where there are proceedings on foot, but also where there are no formal
proceedings or applications before the Court. A simple application by the Registrar and the
consent of the parties to the dispute is all that is required.
For the Māori Land Court, our focus is on being able to progress the successions as quickly as we can in order to update the lists of successors so that meetings of successors can be called.