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For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate applicationnumber 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
2
APPLICATION NO:...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate applicationnumber 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
2
APPLICATION NO:...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate applicationnumber 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
2
APPLICATION NO:...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate applicationnumber 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
2
APPLICATION NO:...
1
Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land
(MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or
incorporations versus those that are not.
Greg Shaw | just wanted to say n the application filed | ve mentioned the intention was
to begin inspections next week and your Honour we ve been working very hard to do that
However the number of inspections has grown substantially with the inclusion of the
unadministered land which 1s approximately 680 blocks In fact its over doubled the
amount of inspection work and as a consequence its slightly complicated the organisation
of the work | can advise your Honour we are looking at...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate applicationnumber 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
2
APPLICATION NO:...
In my first year the Boys II Men song “End of the Road” spent over 3 months at number 1! That will explain why I purchased a bright green suit at the time.
This has resulted in extensive development of arbitration provisions in statute and regulation. A number of countries have now incorporated into those regulations provisions which allow arbitrators to grant urgent interim relief such as an urgent interim injunction.
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