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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
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.
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.
Lawyers that are appointed by the Court’s own motion may: 8.1 Be a lawyer who a Judge considers meets the competency and experience criteria set out below; and 8.2 Be required to submit an estimate of costs, but are not required to submit a Special Aid application form. 5 There is no need to prove that civil legal aid has been applied for and has been refused, but applicants must address why civil legal aid or other funding avenues are not reasonably available or appropr...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
PREFERRED PLACE OF HEARING: SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT Dated: / / For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM PROVIDING A SPECIAL VALUATION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 158 Form 26 Rule 11.4 Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 26 CONTACT DETAILS Contact Address: ..........................................................................................................................................
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This notice must be lodged in with the Registrar in the District in which the application has been lodged TAITOKERAU Level 1 16 Rathbone Street WHANGĀREI DX Box AX 10086 WHANGĀREI PH: (09) 983 9940 Fax: (09) 983 9941 mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz TAITOKERAU Auckland Information Office Avanti Finance Building 65B Main Highway Ellerslie, AUCKLAND DX Box EX10912 AUCKLAND PH: (09) 279 5850 Fax: (09) 279 5852 mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz WAIKATO-MANI...
Māori Land Court National service for urgent injunction applications over holiday close down period Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December 2025 How to submit an urgent injunction application over the holiday close down period https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)
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.
This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
s.315-326 Application Checklist For Acceptance All applications MUST: Have all relevant sections of the form completed Be dated Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel Have applicant(s) full contact details: Contact address; Phone details: Home: Mobile: Email: Other: Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to District Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing Appropriate fe...
Uploads/Application-checklist-315_326-for-easement_roadway.pdf (313 kb)
