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Paneke means to ‘pass by’ or ‘pass through’ and it is the term used to refer to Māori Land Court services away from the district offices. Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about:
completing application forms
submitting an enquiry
searching the court record
updates on current applications and enquiries
updating information in Pātaka Whenua
other services normally available at a Māori Land
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...
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee (if any) and may be
filed at any office of the Court
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
(iii) Where tick boxes are provided please
ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your
application, unless you are required to select one
box, then only select the box that applies;
(iv) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or...
Try to speak with as many landowners and potential beneficiaries/shareholders as possible, as your proposal is more likely to succeed where whanau with interests in the whenua are informed and involved prior to an application to the Court being submitted. If you don’t have these conversations, whānau who were not informed could object to your application in court.
Office of the Chief
Registrar
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Pīra
Māori ki te whakawā , ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā
tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Māori Appellate Court Sitting
at Aotea
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Māori Appellate Court Coram
Chief Judge C L Fox (presiding)
Judge M P Armstrong
Judge D H Stone
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A
Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Venue: River Life Church,
83 Turangi Town Centre,
Tūrangi 3334
Kaupapa:
The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
View the notice here.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Waimarino 3F No 4 Block
Date: Saturday, 7 March 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Waimarino Baptist Church (The Centre)
14-16 Seddon Street
Raetihi 4632
Kaupapa:
The lease renewal of Waimarino 3F No 4 Block
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
View the notice here.