Office of the Chief Registrar PĀNUI Contact Details Office Office of the Chief Registrar Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace, Wellington Mailing address DX Box SX 11203, Wellington Phone 04 914 3102 Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@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 m...
It outlines the legislative history, relevance to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, new urupā, beneficiary class and underlying ownership and advantages.
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20260000001062 58/93 Brian Te Ranui Mahara and Phillip Tehau Mahara Appeal 2026/2 – Pakau Trust and the removal of Phillip Tehau Mahara and Brian Te Ranui Mahara as trustees made at 288 Waikato Maniapoto MB 112-143 on 27 November 2025 – Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Respondents: Rangitiaho Rau and Deidre Tupaea) SP 5 10:00 AM AP-20260000004039 58/93 Gary Stock Appeal 2026/11 - Pakau Trust and Review of Tr...
Some trusts and incorporations also provide financial assistance through grants and scholarships.
A licence to occupy gives you permission to build on or occupy whenua. However, the title of ownership remains with the trust or management body and the licence can’t be passed on by succession.
Just before I wind up, I want to make a few brief comments about the Court and the Tribunal. For Te Kooti Whenua Māori this is a time of uncertainty. We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post. Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000014217 59/93 Catherine Sixtus Appeal 2025/26 - Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu and a decision made at 97 Te Waipounamu MB 243-248 on 12 September 2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Trustees of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust, Trustees of the Moriori IMI Settlement Trust, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust and Dix Whānau)
Documents/Panui/SP-2-Appeal-2025-22-Sixtus-v-Hokotehi-Moriori-Trust.pdf (124 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the following hui.
