All applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in
which some of all of the land is located
Fee: $24.00
If there is insufficient room on the form to provide the required infomation you should continue your application on a separate
sheet of paper
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application mat be lodged with the Registrar at your local Māori Land Court office
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..........................
Ministry of Justice careers website
Ministry of Justice careers website
Visit the Ministry of Justice careers website to find information about Māori Land Court vacancies.
Judges acting as mediators
Kaiwhakawā Wilson Isaac
Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu
Judge Wilson Isaac was appointed to the Māori Land Court in March 1994. He was appointed as Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 1999 and the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and Chair of the Waitangi Tribunal in August 2009.
Freehold titles are often divided by partition
order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue
to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing
the status of the land.
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Ngā Karere
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Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
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The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
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