Rapua
Search

In person Please contact your nearest district office  to pay by EFTPOS, credit card, debit card or cash. Can’t afford the fee? Check if you’re eligible for a fee waiver or reduction.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

Ensure you can be seen on camera, with your head and shoulders in view. Don’t eat or drink during your court appearance. It can be very distracting and will interfere with the sound quality.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

You can still submit and pay for your application online without registering, you just won’t be able to save it and come back to it later or track the progress of your application.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

The staff member will try to resolve the matter straight away. If they can’t, they may refer your concerns to the appropriate Business Unit to handle.

Located in:  Contact us

If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

This also means the land can’t be gifted or sold outside of the existing owners.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe Act without personal profit You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee. In some cases a trust order or regulation will allow a trustee to receive reasonable reimbursement for expenses they incur in their role as a trustee – they may also provide that a meeting fee or honoraria be paid.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

WAITITI, Senior Business Advisor Leigh NICHOLAS, Information and Records Management Analyst Ministry of Justice Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX SX11203, Wellington, New Zealand T +64 4 914 3102 F +64 4 914 3100 E mlcrdsfeedback@justice.govt.nz W www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz http://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/ Contents What is a Retention and Disposal Appraisal Report?

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

If the whāngai child isn‘t entitled to succeed according to the tikanga of the relevant hapū or iwi, we will work with the whānau to reach an agreed outcome.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2023-05-19-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-v1.xlsx (2.1 mb)