Rapua
Search

Only a small number of customary land blocks remain in Aotearoa New Zealand and they total less than 700 hectares.

Located in:  Māori land

TAITOKERAU PĀNUI Contact Details Office Te Taitokerau Address 16 Rathbone Street Mailing address DX Box AX10086, Whangārei Phone 09 948 9940 Email mlctaitokerau@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 Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The following special sitt...

Documents/Panui/11.-Taitokerau-7-August-2026.pdf (181 kb)

All applications were migrated to Pātaka Whenua and given a new application reference number.

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (4.2 mb)

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.

Located in:  Who we are

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.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

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.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

In such cases form 14 should be completed. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed in the Office of the Chief Registrar; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or affected parties and their contact details; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-13-Notice-appeal.pdf (148 kb)

In such cases form 13 should be completed. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the provisional or preliminary determination of the Court was made; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or affected parties and their contact detail...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (132 kb)

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)

Please open and complete this application form using Adobe Acrobat. Do not use macrons as they may affect successful completion of the form.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)