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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 Court office.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

The modern Māori Land Court exists in an environment that is significantly different to that in which was created on 30 October 1865 by the General Assembly of the New Zealand Colony under the Native Lands Act 1865.

Located in:  Who we are

It includes: Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court) Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court) Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court) Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block) Block order files (the physical record of all dealings and decisions about a land block filed and held by the Court) Stat...

  Toitū te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land. You can request copies of land records registered with them.

Located in:  Māori land

Apply online Download the application form Ngā raumei Resources Download printable versions of our dispute resolution resources.

Located in:  Māori land

We will help you to: appoint a mediator confirm a suitable date and venue for the mediation hui Attend the mediation hui At the mediation hui, the mediator will facilitate kōrero and wānanga between the parties about the dispute and guide them to come up with their own workable solutions. Generally, when you arrive the mediator will welcome the parties and explain the process for mediation, including any tikanga practices you have agreed on.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

a judge or judicial officer - to make a complaint about the conduct of a judge or judicial officer, go to: Judicial Conduct Commissioner a member of a tribunal - see:  Complaining about a member of a tribunal a lawyer - contact the New Zealand Law Society:  Lawyers Complaints Service a legal aid lawyer – use the following form:   Make a complaint about a legal aid provider a Deputy Registrar when exercising their powers – see:   Review of registrar’s decisio...

Located in:  Contact us

This might include photo ID or forms you’ve been asked to fill in. After the interview The panel will tell you when you can expect to hear back.

Located in:  Contact us

This will show you: who the trustees are and when they were appointed when the land trust was formed any historical activities of the trust the trust order or deed.

Located in:  The court record

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 2 APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICA...

Documents/Panui/March-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20260116-v2.pdf (451 kb)