Submitting an application v1 6
If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
Also include the name of the application, the name of the block and its legal description.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Apply by completing the appropriate application form. Forms are available at Māori Land Court offices or on our website.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Only a small number of customary land blocks remain in Aotearoa New Zealand and they total less than 700 hectares.
Protected Objects Act 1975 The Protected Objects Act 1975 has the power to determine ownership of any taonga tūturu found anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand or within the territorial waters of New Zealand.
Step 1 Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf Step 2 Email application to te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz Step 3 Call the Duty Registrar on 027 275 7472 to advise an urgent application has been submitted by email.
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2024-25.pdf (341 kb)
Court staff mobilised the necessary expertise to meet the needs of applicants and respondents. A key feature of the proceedings was the duties of trustees under tikanga.
What the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project has done has been to provide an invaluable updated base of knowledge for a new generation of policy makers keen to review and improve the manner in which owners, their whanau or hapu hold title.
This means that wills do not apply, and all legal children are entitled to succeed, equally. The applications are free. Download the application form for Hāwea-Wanaka Download the application form for Toitoi To apply, please email the completed form and any supporting evidence to mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz or bring the completed application into any of the Māori Land Court offices to send to the Christchurch office.