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.
If the chairperson decides that the notice is not valid, the reasons for that determination must
be recorded on the proxy form and a copy kept for the trust records.
On request, the chairperson may allow any person entitled to vote to inspect any proxy form.
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
Application forms
Find the application form you need.
Tono tuihono
Apply online
Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
No one other than members of the media may make a record in court/tribunal hearings,
whatever form that record is, such as notes on an electronic device, film or recording, unless
given permission by the presiding judge.
Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if
the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.
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.
The land marked ‘accretion’ shows the newly
formed land. The ‘residue’ section is land that has always been part of the Crown Grant, but has been occupied by
the Council.