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Office of the Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington
Mailing address DX Box 11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@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
WhenuaMāori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i...
In 1993, the TeTureWhenuaMāori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māoriland – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
TiTle improvemenT TeTureWhenuaMĀori acT 1993
Te WHAKAHoU TAiTArA
TeTureWhenuaMĀori acT 1993
Ko te Kooti WhenuaMāorite kooti o Aotearoa
e rongohia ai ngā take katoa e pā ana ki ngā
whenuaMāori.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@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 Pīra
Māori ki te whaka...
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TeTureWhenuaMāori Act 1993
Form 4
Rule 4.15(2)
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
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This order is sought under (Please tick the statement that applies )
TeTureWhenuaMāori Act 1993, section(s) .............................................................................................................................
Some examples of steps you may consider include:
continuing with a current application in the MāoriLand Court
submitting a further application to the MāoriLand Court
seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the MāoriLand Court
investigating further options if you’re not satisfied with the outcome of mediation.
You can use the management structure search option if you know either the organisation name,
organisation ID, organisation type, district, file reference, state, or a combination of these.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the MāoriLand Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
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The MāoriLand Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the MāoriLand Court District in which the application was lodged)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
APPLICATION NUMBER: ........................................................................................................................................
Use this form when you want to apply for an out of court tikanga-based dispute resolution service to help
resolve issues concerning Māoriland. This service is not available for matters relating to sections 26B, 26C, 26P, 26Q or
30(1) of TeTureWhenuaMāori Act 1993.