During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purchase money, if any, has been...
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purchase money, if any, has been...
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purchase money, if any, has been...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Lot 26 Reserve 873 (199 Tuahiwi Rd) Date: Thursday, 27 February Time: 10 am Venue: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Kaupapa:
Clean up notice from Waimakariri District Council
Agree on next steps
Vote on whether to form an ahu whenua trust, or alternative options for managing the whenua in future.
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares...
The changes to the existing Practice Note were made following a review undertaken by Judge
Warren, with helpful input from lawyers who regularly appear in our Court.
We trust that the new Practice Note provides greater clarity about the process and the criteria
Judges will follow when making decisions about appointments and the rates that may apply.
One of the interesting sessions was on "Enhancing Public Trust in the Courts". The three presenters Hon Susan Kiefel AC (Chief Justice of Australia), Zhou Qiang (Chief Justice of the People’s Republic of China and President of the Supreme People’s Court) and Assoc.
