WAIARIKI
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waiariki Māori Land Court
Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010
Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua
Phone Office 07 921 7402
Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting...
Māori Land Court application guides
To support you through the application process, four plain-language application guides have been developed:
How to apply for succession
How to apply for Partition of Māori freehold land
How to constitute a whānau trust
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust
These new guides are designed to help you identify the right application to make, understand where to begin, and prepare all the information needed...
WAIARIKI
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waiariki Māori Land Court
Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010
Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua
Phone Office 07 921 7402
Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP36 10:30 AM AP-20260000004052 18(1)(a)/93
James Baker
Taite, Patrick
Taite, Paul
Taite, Shirlene
Nita Taylor
Rangitoto Tuhua Part 77F 1A 1A 1
Block - Application to determine a
claim for return of shares and
equitable relief
SP37 10:30 AM AP-20260000004053 18(1)(a)/93
James Baker
Taite, Patrick
Taite, Paul
Taite, Shirlene
Nita Taylor
Rangitoto Tuhua Part 77F 1A 1A 1
Block - Application for...
WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waikato-Maniapoto District
Address Level 2 BNZ Building, 348-354 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton
Phone 07 957 7780
Email mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Sp...
Expression of interest application form
Expression of interest information booklet
Applications must be sent to DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz by 5:00pm on Thursday, 30 April 2026.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP17 12:40 PM AP-20260000010704
239/93 Nicholette
Janice Brider
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Mangamingi Farm
Trust
Replace Dorothy Rapana with Lisa
Bartlett and Juanita Rapana as
responsible trustees of the
Mangamingi Farm Trust
SP18 12:40 PM AP-20260000009893 239/93 Rawiri Stephen
Tinirau
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Toitu Te Whenua Trust
Reduce the responsible trustees of...
To support this initiative, the Court has established a dedicated monthly hearing for Fast-Track applications. The process has been designed to help whānau complete trustee changes more quickly, reduce waiting times, and provide a clearer and more efficient pathway through the application process.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP6 11:00 AM AP-20260000003617 43/93 Chris Natana Ruatoki C Section 8 – Rehearing of
application for injunction
(AP-20250000016279)