This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (85 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000004668 131/93 Phillida Anne Elvers Lot 23 Deposited Plan 18418 - Determination of status of land
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 1:00 PM AP-20260000007065 43/93 Deputy Registrar Part Haruatai 9 (Roadway) – Rehearing of application (AP- 20230000022024 – Determine status of land as Māori roadway, AP- 20230000022030 – Constitute an Ahu Whenua Trust, AP- 20230000022034 – Application for exchange order and easement for right of way access) Judicial Conference.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR PĀNUI Contact Details Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011 Mailing address DX Box SX11203, 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 Pīra Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui...
Documents/Panui/9.-SP-11-12-APPEAL2026-12-19-1-Beatrix-Street.pdf (117 kb)
Both trust types are land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases, general land owned by Māori).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 11:00 AM AP-20230000019618 A19990008918 161/93 Joseph P Collier Paraheka - East of Waiwhau C1 - Investigation of Title SP3 11:00 AM AP-20250000006532 18(1)(h)/93 Rodney Rangimoana Renata Paraheka - determine status of land
Documents/Panui/8.-Waikato-Maniapoto-28-May-2026.pdf (65 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 11:00 AM AP-20230000019618 A19990008918 161/93 Joseph P Collier Paraheka - East of Waiwhau C1 - Investigation of Title SP3 11:00 AM AP-20250000006532 18(1)(h)/93 Rodney Rangimoana Renata Paraheka - determine status of land
Documents/Panui/8-v2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-28-May-2026.pdf (65 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 11:00 AM AP-20230000019691 A20190003487 37(3)/93 131/93 132/93 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 241/93 Ngapera Pongarauhine Baker Pongarauhine Bontia Renata Andrew Leslie Watts Craig Anthony Solomon David Mark Hannon Paraheka - Determine status of land and vest in trustees
Documents/Panui/45.-Waikato-Maniapoto-28-May-2026.pdf (115 kb)
On 14 December 2022, the Māori Land Court issued its first fully bilingual judgment in both te reo Māori and English.
