During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which you wish your application to be heard)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
OWNER: (List all possible names that the owner(s) may have been known by including any aliases)
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Apply online
Download the application form
Te whakamututanga o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae) $68
Terminate your trust (filing fee $68)
The beneficiaries of a trust can apply to partially (where some interests are re-vested to owners and descendants) or fully terminate a trust (where all interests or land are re-vested to owners and descendants).
Trustee responsibilities can include:
researching options for the whenua on behalf of owners
attending regular trustee meetings to discuss and debate plans for the trust
communicating with owners and organising hui for owners or trustees to discuss plans for the whenua
visiting the whenua regularly to check on the wellbeing of the land, and
working with people involved in the whenua or trust, such as a lessee, accountant, or management team.
Pou hihiri Pou rarama Tēnā te pou Te pou herenga tangata Te pou herenga whenua Te pou ka toko Te pou ka hiki Te pou ka eke tū tārewa ki ngā rangi tāwhaowhao Ūtaina atu ngā kōrero nei Mā te pūreirei tōngakengake ki te whakahaumanu i te pou o taku whare kōrero Tōtoro te pūhina o te ata hāpara o te ata kura o te ata tū Ki ngā taiwhenua ki ngā papa kāinga ki te one e karapinepine tonu i a tātou Kia whakataukihia ‘Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua’ Ko te whaka...
The website also
contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool
that provides web based information on
the current ownership and title information 1
for all Māori Land Court blocks.
Where to obtain application forms
Collect an application form from a Māori
Land Court office or download from
www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Māori Land Court
Te Whare o te Ra, Nga Wai e Rua Building
60 Reads Quay, Gisborne
Friday, 24 November 2023
Judge A M Thomas presiding
PANUI
NO:
TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP1 9:00AM AP-20230000033793 328/93 Matthew Warren
Randall
T...
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Māori Land Court
Te Whare o te Ra, Nga Wai e Rua Building
60 Reads Quay, Gisborne
Friday, 24 November 2023
Judge A M Thomas presiding
PANUI
NO:
TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP1 9:00AM AP-20230000033793 328/93 Matthew Warren
Randall
T...
