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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
Apply online
Download the application form
Te tono ki te tohu i tētahi mema hou o te komiti (utu tāpae $228)
Apply to appoint a new committee member (filing fee $228)
When a vacancy in the committee remains unfilled following an annual general meeting or special general meeting (SGM), any shareholder can apply to appoint a new member.
If you already had an application with the Māori Land Court and dispute resolution was recommended by a judge or registrar after a court hearing, the judge / registrar can refer the unresolved issues back to mediation or court to discuss further.
JudgeTe Kani Williams analyses how New Zealand's laws protect indigenous cultural heritage and customary rights, and poses the question - are they adequate?
Taitokerau
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Judicial Conference
At Whangārei
(via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400)
Courtroom 1, Māori Land Court, Second Floor,
16 Rathbone Street, Whangārei
Tuesday 10 October 2023
Judge T K T A R Williams
PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
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Only 17% of Māori knew how to speak te reo, only 5% of our children in schools could speak te reo, and furthermore, there were people of that time who declared there was no benefit in teaching te reo and no benefit in the continued survival of te reo Māori.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
You should attach this request to your application and include any evidence required to support your request, and file
everything with the Registrar for consideration (or for referral to a Judge).
Note: The power of a Registrar or Judge to remit, reduce, or refund a fee is a discretionary one, and you must demonstrate that you are unable to, or ought
not be required to, pay the required fee.
