External link 150 Years of the Māori Land Court (PDF 11 mb)
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 whakawā, ki...
Documents/Panui/8.-SP-10-APPEAL2026-15-Parengarenga-3G.pdf (116 kb)
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 whakawā, ki...
Documents/Panui/1.-SP-1-2-APPEAL2026-13-14-Torere-Reserve-Trust-amended-22.6.2026.pdf (117 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP26 10:00 AM AP-20240000012918 19(1)(ba)(i)/93 Denham Paul Logan Giles Samuel Pivac Whatuwiwi Block 1B 1C - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Warren Lovett, Betty Lovett, Jemma Lovett, Ivan Henwood and William Henwood) SP27 10:00 AM AP-20250000007952 19/93 9.9/11 Ivan Leigh Henwood Whatuwhiwhi 1B1C - cancella...
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 2:00 PM AP-20250000010574 67/93 Nuki o Te Hapu Tahawai ki Rataroa Whānau Trust Pupuke M Lot 1 DP 81424 (Nuki o Te Hapū Tahawai ki Rataroa Whānau Trust) - Determine any claim to recover damages for trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land. – Judicial Conference SP2 2:00 PM AP-20240000012028 67/93 Bryce Peda Aldridge He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Rataroa Pupuke M Lo...
Rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 states that a report must be produced and made available to the public of all applications filed in the Māori Land Court that are six months or older and where a final decision has not yet been made on that application.
In future, the court will provide non-judicial mediators who have the right skills to resolve disputes over Māori land.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/5-11-Report-Published-2025-05-May.pdf (4 mb)
Māori Land Court hearings are open to the public.
