March 2026 National Pānui
For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.
For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.
For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.
WAIKATO MANIAPOTO PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waikato Maniapoto Address BNZ Centre, Level 2, 354-358 Victoria Street, Hamilton Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton Phone 07-957 7880 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 Special...
Documents/Panui/2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-23-September-2025.pdf (129 kb)
WAIKATO MANIAPOTO PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waikato Maniapoto Address BNZ Centre, Level 2, 354-358 Victoria Street, Hamilton Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton Phone 07-957 7880 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 Special...
Documents/Panui/2-v2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-23-September-2025.pdf (129 kb)
1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.
From 6 February 2021 Simple and uncontested trust applications can be dealt with by a Māori Land Court registrar, without a court hearing. Benefits The time and costs associated with attending a court hearing are removed when decided by a registrar.
In this situation, disclosure on the day of the hearing may be unavoidable. If this occurs: 1.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
The Court’s power is discretionary and it will generally require a hearing if there are issues to be settled such as rulings on whāngai or other matters that may not be straightforward.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (865 kb)
SUCCESSION Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)