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Each district holds court sittings at their local office and in various other locations across the motu.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

Te rautaki Ao Māori A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke active (as...

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau-te-reo-printer-version.pdf (16 mb)

We hold court sittings, paneke, outreach hui, and trustee training sessions, both kanohi ki te kanohi and online.

Our offices are open between 10am and 4pm on weekdays. You don’t need to make an appointment to come and see us.

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It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

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At 2025 Chief Judge’s MB 373-390 (4 February 2025) the Court made orders amending a succession order to Teone Karepe I or Hoani Karepe at 32 T 117-119 (30 May 1972) and cancelling a succession order to Porokuru Te Kiwi at 155 ROT MB 234 (30 November 1970).

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TE WAIPOUNAMU PĀNUI Contact Details Office Te Waipounamu District Address Māori Land Court, Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Mailing address DX Box WX11124, Christchurch Phone 03 962 4900 Email mlctewaipounamu@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...

Documents/Panui/45.-Te-Waipounamu-4-September-2025.pdf (122 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 11:15 AM AP-20230000020821 67/93 Kirstin Te Akau McDonald Waipapa Marae Trust (Papatupu No 9 and Papatupu 3B2B2A) - Judicial conference to remove all trustees AOTEA PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/6.-Aotea-Special-5-August-2024.pdf (118 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 2:00PM AP-20230000031631 238/93 Donna Nicholls Manurewa Parish of Lot 196 and 197B5 Trust - Enforcement of obligations of an ahu whenua trust Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/38.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Special-3-July-2024.pdf (90 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 11:00AM AP-20230000022805/ A20200010482 231/93 Brian Te Watene Te Watene Rihara and Patua Taua (Rosemary) Te Huia Whānau Trust - Review of trust AOTEA PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/26.-Aotea-Special-29-May-2024.pdf (113 kb)