If you wish to oppose or take part in these proceedings, you must complete a notice of intention to appear
(2 forms of notice are attached). You must file your notice of intention to appear in the Court, and also
serve it on the applicant at the address for service given in the attached application, within 14 days after
the date on which you are served with this notice.
3.
Fee: $408.00
Note:
Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court
Rules 2011.
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:
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You can appeal a Māori Land Court decision about access to the Māori Appellate Court by filing in a notice of appeal form (Form 13) stating the appeal is made under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025.
Steve has held multiple roles within the Court, including as a case manager, team leader, district manager, Principal Liaison Officer and Service Manager, before being appointed as the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court in February 2021.
Phone: 04 914 3000 Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz Postal address: DX Box: SX11203 Wellington Street address: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace Wellington Ngā puka tono
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If you wish to seek approval as a mediator for Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau, please complete the following application form. You can also read more about the opportunity in the information booklet.
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.