Dispute resolution service complaints process
This includes information about: The date and location of the incident (if applicable). Who was involved and how you have been affected.
This includes information about: The date and location of the incident (if applicable). Who was involved and how you have been affected.
ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES 10.1 If any Trustee or Beneficial Owner is aggrieved by a decision, action or omission of the Trustees ("Applicant"), that person may first give written notice of the grievance to the Trustees. 10.2 If the Applicant's grievance is not satisfactorily addressed within a reasonable period of time, the Applicant may in writing, notify the Trustees of his or her intention to have his or her grievance referred to a Special Meeting of the Benefic...
The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
Build understanding of Māori Land Court processes 2. Review an application pathway and requirements 3. Demonstrate the Court’s online resources Focus Areas • Effective Owner Engagement • Our Website • Pātaka Whenua Support information • Application Forms • MLC Fasheets Presenter: Maria Graham Waikato, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kauwhata Pae Manawa Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court Tāmaki Makaurau To register, please email mlctamakimakaurau@ju...
Documents/Landowner-notices/MLC-Tamaki-Programme-WCL-June-July2026.pdf (342 kb)
At this point in te pā whenua, you will be ready to file an application with the Court. Once you have filed your completed application with us, we will take care of your information and support you to understand the process from here.
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.
Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records.
The Court agreed to a request by the applicants to appear, correspond, and be heard on the matter in te reo Māori.
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.