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1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for in...

Documents/Panui/February-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20251216.pdf (470 kb)

Judge Armstrong has extensive experience in the Waitangi Tribunal and the Māori Land Court. He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.

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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 SNov1 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 application To be heard at Whanganui Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers,...

Documents/Panui/Special-panui-SNov1.pdf (84 kb)

Tākitimu 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 A Special Sitting via Zoom Meeting ID: 856 429 8176 Thursday, 16 November 2023 Judge A M Thomas PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP1 1:00PM AP-20230000032646 67/93 Deputy Registrar Aohanga Incorporation – Judicial conference on an application to rem...

Documents/Panui/16-November-2023-SP-1-Aohanga-Incorporation-Judicial-Conference.pdf (79 kb)

(State name and block number of land, Māori Incorporation, or other matter in respect of which the application is made) APPLICATION: I / We ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ..................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-26-Exemption.pdf (183 kb)

Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.

Sitting period Closing date for lodgements  10 - 14 November 2025 Wednesday, 6 August 2025 9 - 13 February 2026 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 11 - 15 May 2026 Wednesday, 5 February 2026 10 - 14 August 2026 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday, 5 August 2026   Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 February 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 Februar...

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You can search to find trusts, incorporations, Māori reservations as well as other types, and will be able to find information on: • the overview of the organisation’s management structure, • members of the management structure, • ownership details, • contact details for the administrator (if available).

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Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land Anything related to a Māori incorporation R...

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Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.

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