Why and how the Rules are changing
The Rules set out how the Court operates – including what the Court and Registrar s must do, and what applicants and other parties need to do when filing applications and documents.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 73 10:00 AM AP-20250000006836 244/93 Okataina 10
Ahu Whenua
Trustees
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tikanga o te Okataina 10 ahu
whenua trust
Vary the terms of the Okataina 10
ahu whenua trust
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP18 10:00 AM AP-20250000001869 240/93 Garry Watson,
Rachel Mio,
Heke Collier
and Lawrence
Williams
Removal of Tania Lee van den
Broek, Diana Grace Anderson and
Ngaroma Wency Rewi as
responsible trustees
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers
Address 74 Ingestre Street
Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
Phone 06-3490770
Email mlcaotea@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
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The followin...
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers
Address 74 Ingestre Street
Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
Phone 063490770
Email mlcaotea@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
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The following...
Māori Land Court application guides
To support you through the application process, four plain-language application guides have been developed:
How to apply for succession
How to apply for Partition of Māori freehold land
How to constitute a whānau trust
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust
These new guides are designed to help you identify the right application to make, understand where to begin, and prepare all the information needed...
WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waikato-Maniapoto District
Address Level 2 BNZ Building, 348-354 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton
Phone 07 957 7780
Email mlcwaikato@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
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Sp...
Expression of interest application form
Expression of interest information booklet
Applications must be sent to DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz by 5:00pm on Thursday, 30 April 2026.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP17 12:40 PM AP-20260000010704
239/93 Nicholette
Janice Brider
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Mangamingi Farm
Trust
Replace Dorothy Rapana with Lisa
Bartlett and Juanita Rapana as
responsible trustees of the
Mangamingi Farm Trust
SP18 12:40 PM AP-20260000009893 239/93 Rawiri Stephen
Tinirau
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Toitu Te Whenua Trust
Reduce the responsible trustees of...
To support this initiative, the Court has established a dedicated monthly hearing for Fast-Track applications. The process has been designed to help whānau complete trustee changes more quickly, reduce waiting times, and provide a clearer and more efficient pathway through the application process.
