Pātaka Whenua will be unavailable for an upcoming maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Thursday, 22 January, from 5:30pm - 6:00pm.
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
More information
To find out more about Māori Land Trusts, visit
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/
Or you can visit your local Māori Land Court. We have
nine offices across New Zealand. Our offices are open
between 10am and 4pm on normal week days.
Applying for succession
To apply for succession, you need to file a completed
application form with an MLC office by either visiting an MLC
office, attending one of our offsite clinics, or sending it by
post.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
APPLICATION TO THE CHIEF JUDGE
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 45
Form 12
Rule 8.2
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..............................................................
Ō mātou tari ā-rohe
Our district offices
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Rapua a Pātaka Whenua
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Search the court record online in Pātaka Whenua.
Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the
descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries)
If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..............................................................................
Request for fee waiver, reduction or refund form Ō mātou tari a-rohe
Our district offices
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Ngā puka tono
Application forms
Find the application form you need.
For further clarification please contact:
Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH:
(04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100
Office of the
Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
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
Chief Judge applications
To be heard at Hamilton
Māori Land Court,
Level 2, BNZ Centre
354 Victoria St...
Successors are determined upon intestacy as set out in section 109 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
6 Checklist of documents required:
7 Sharing of contact details
Contact information of potential owners for the SILNA blocks under the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, with permission, are
shared with Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Arawhiti (Office of Māori Crown Relations). The purpose of this is to allow those government
agencies to share information and hold consultation with potential owners...