Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
For office contact details, go to
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
To download a form from our website, go to
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms
You can also find out more online at
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/disputes
When we roll out our new technology system, you will be
able to make this application online via the Māori Land
Court website.
The judiciary and the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.
The Māori Land Court is one of the oldest courts in
New Zealand and the work it does is central to the fabric of the Māori
community, and the Māori economy.”
For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. In making appointments two crucial criteria must be considered.
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6.3 The trustees may appoint subcommittees to oversee any aspect of Marae business.
6.4 At the time of appointing a subcommittee, the trustees shall set out in writing the terms of reference.
6.5 At least one trustee shall sit on any subcommittee.
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Māori women judges have agreed to work with a group of Māori women lawyers to provide networking and mentoring support, so as to encourage young Māori women lawyers to take their careers as far as possible.
Blocks pending internal review
In addition there is also a subset of blocks that are currently under review by the Court having been
identified as part of ongoing bi-monthly data matching work between Land Information New
Zealand and the Court.
